NIGP 85028: Cloth, Sheeting: Muslin and Percale

NIGP 85028 Cloth, Sheeting: Muslin and Percale, an Item code, covers industrial and institutional sheeting materials that state and local governments procure for facility operations, particularly correctional institutions, hospitals, and other large-scale institutional users. The recent activity under this code reflects procurement of high-volume bulk sheeting in standardized specifications, typically poly/cotton blends supplied in roll form with precise width, weight, and color requirements. Issuing bodies soliciting under the code include state corrections departments and other institutional facilities requiring consistent supplies of institutional-grade sheeting. Bid awards proceed on lowest-price-responsive criteria, and contracts often span multi-year terms with estimated quantities that are not guaranteed.

The Illinois Department of Corrections' Menard Correctional Center issued IFB 27-426DOC-MENAR-B-53738 on September 10, 2026, seeking 360,000 yards of white sheeting over a three-year period, with bids due September 29, 2026. The specification calls for 66-inch-wide rolls at 250 yards per roll, manufactured from a 50/50 poly/cotton blend at 3.5 ounces per square yard, color-matched to Pantone #11-4800 TPX. Vendors must quote on an F.O.B. Destination basis with all transportation included; the lowest bidder must submit a one-yard sample for approval prior to award. The contract includes a three-year initial term with an option to extend to a maximum ten-year term. Vendors must maintain General Commercial Liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million annual aggregate, and all personnel undergo background checks at state expense. Illinois domestic-product preference applies unless foreign alternatives are unavailable, exceed cost by more than 12 percent, or are substantially inferior in quality.