NIGP 785: School Equipment, Teaching Aids, and Supplies

NIGP 785 School Equipment, Teaching Aids, and Supplies is a Class code encompassing consumable instructional materials, curriculum resources, classroom furnishings, technology and lab equipment, and related support services that state and local school districts procure on an ongoing basis. Recent activity shows state and local buyers purchasing food service supplies for child nutrition programs, specialized lab equipment compatible with existing infrastructure, technology accessories including security camera systems, curriculum materials across multiple subject areas, CNC machining equipment for career and technical education, STEM modules and kits for early learners, and miscellaneous instructional consulting and professional development services on an as-needed basis.

The issuing-body mix spans independent school districts of varying sizes (Meriden, Katy, San Antonio, Amarillo, Pflugerville, Los Fresnos, Northside in Texas; Salt Lake City, Jordan, and Wasatch in Utah; St. Lucie in Florida; Madison in Wisconsin), intermediate school districts (Ingham in Michigan), regional school cooperatives, county boards of education (Washington County in Utah), a state department of transportation (Florida DOT), the Oregon Department of Education, and county health and social services agencies. Repeat buyers in the source include San Antonio ISD issuing multiple miscellaneous consultant services RFPs, Salt Lake City School District issuing curriculum sole-source notices, and Texas school districts dominating the instructional materials and supplies solicitation activity. Geographic concentration is strongest in Texas (Katy, San Antonio, Amarillo, Pflugerville, Los Fresnos, Northside, Pasadena, Tolleson in Arizona via SAVE cooperative), with secondary activity in Utah (Salt Lake City, Jordan, Wasatch, Washington County), Florida (St. Lucie, Salt Lake City—correction: Salt Lake City is Utah; Brevard County, Pasco County), and scattered activity in Michigan, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Meriden, Connecticut issuing RFP 027-04 for food service paper goods and disposable products to Meriden Public Schools, response date July 16, 2026, with anticipated contract value of $210,000 for the 2026-2027 school year; Katy ISD issuing RFP #2428KD-A for teaching and instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and services with response deadline May 29, 2026; Ingham Intermediate School District issuing RFP for three CNC knee milling machines for Career and Technical Education with proposals due June 19, 2026; and Salt Lake City School District issuing a notice of sole-source procurement for TeachTown Curriculum Program for Special Education with Year 1 estimated cost of $234,600. Activity is robust and spans competitive open procurements, catalog discount agreements, sole-source awards justified by transitional costs or single-source justification, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity agreements, and as-needed consulting arrangements with no guaranteed volumes.