NIGP 85026: Cloth, Oil

NIGP 85026 Cloth, Oil, an Item code, encompasses absorbent oil cloths, oil-impregnated fabrics, and related materials that state and local governments purchase for facility maintenance, equipment care, spill containment, and general housekeeping operations. The code captures both industrial-grade wiping cloths used in maintenance shops and lighter-duty materials deployed across administrative and operational facilities. State and local issuing bodies—including facility management departments, public works divisions, school districts, transit authorities, and specialized maintenance operations—procure these materials as consumable supplies for routine upkeep and emergency response. Purchase volumes tend to be modest and recurring, typically embedded within broader janitorial or maintenance supply contracts or standalone RFQs for consumables.

No recent state or local contract opportunities appear in the available records for this Item code. The lack of posted solicitations suggests either minimal standalone procurement activity—with oil cloths sourced instead through umbrella supply agreements, cooperative purchasing vehicles, or bundled facilities-maintenance contracts—or a narrow buyer base within the state and local procurement universe. Vendors pursuing activity under this code should monitor facilities-management RFPs and general supplies ITBs issued by larger counties, municipalities, and school districts, where oil-cloth needs are more likely to surface as line items within broader purchasing cycles rather than as discrete solicitations.