NIGP 79525: Cloth Cutting Machines

NIGP 79525 Cloth Cutting Machines is an Item code covering industrial cutting equipment used to process fabric and textile materials. State and local governments procure these machines primarily for correctional and detention facilities, where they support inmate work programs and laundry operations. The code encompasses a range of cutting technologies, from manual and semi-automated systems to fully automated gantry-type machines with multiple cutting heads and dieless configurations. Issuing bodies under this code include state departments and agency procurement offices; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple solicitations for cutting systems within the past two months, indicating sustained demand from state corrections operations.

Texas dominates recent activity under this code. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued two separate solicitations in August 2026—one for a gantry-type double-head knife cutting machine (dieless cutting system, solicitation IW258118) and one for a double knife cutting machine (IW258926)—both with responses due August 28, 2026. Both solicitations require electronic submission through the Bonfire portal, but the available summaries do not include technical specifications, contract value, or term details. Inquiries should be directed to Daton Splawn, CTCD, at daton.splawn@tdcj.texas.gov; technical portal support is available at support.bonfire@eunasolutions.com.