NIGP 78565: Handwriting Materials, Instructional Aids and Supplies

NIGP Item 78565 Handwriting Materials, Instructional Aids And Supplies covers the procurement of classroom-ready instructional resources, materials, and supplies that state and local school systems buy to support direct classroom instruction across elementary, middle, and high school grade levels. Based on recent solicitations, this includes benchmark assessments, write-and-wipe boards, reading and math resources, flash cards, science materials aligned to state standards in both print and digital formats, Advanced Placement and honors-level instructional supplies, Career and Technical Education (CTE) resources spanning 17+ program areas, STEM enrichment materials, test preparation resources, and specialized equipment. School districts are the dominant issuing bodies under this code, ranging from independent school districts serving single cities to large countywide systems and multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicles. Recent activity shows Klein Independent School District (Klein ISD) in Harris County, Texas; Northside Independent School District (NISD) in Bexar County, Texas; and DeKalb County School District (DCSD) in Georgia sourcing these materials, alongside the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA) cooperative vehicle managing centralized procurement on behalf of 31 state education agencies.

The geographic spread of recent solicitation activity centers on Texas and Georgia, with activity expanding across 31 states through AEPA's cooperative purchasing vehicle. Representative recent opportunities include AEPA's RFP 027-C Office, School and Instructional Supplies (due August 13, 2026) seeking vendors capable of supplying across up to 31 states through the Euna Procurement platform; Klein ISD's RFP 26-101 for Career Technical Education and Advanced Academics instructional resources (due June 5, 2026) with contract award by August 10, 2026 and start date September 1, 2026; Northside ISD's IFB 2026-066 for Curriculum and Instructional Supplies Districtwide (due April 30, 2026) structured as a firm fixed-price agreement with one-year term and extension rights; and DeKalb County School District's RFQ 26-724 for K-12 Science Instructional Resources (due March 12, 2026) supporting approximately 93,000 students across 139 schools with services beginning June 2026. School districts actively encourage historically underutilized business, minority-owned, women-owned, and small business enterprise participation as both primes and subcontractors where federal funding applies, though formal set-asides are not uniformly implemented across districts.