NIGP 85028: Cloth, Sheeting: Muslin and Percale

NIGP 85028 Cloth, Sheeting: Muslin and Percale (Item) covers specialty textile fabrics that state and local governments procure for institutional operations, chiefly correctional facilities. Based on recent solicitation activity, the code captures purchases of muslin sheeting and terry cloth toweling in specified fiber blends and dimensions, tailored to operational requirements such as inmate clothing, bedding, and facility linens. Issuers soliciting under this code include state correctional departments and their industrial operations divisions, which use open agency contracts to establish standing supplier relationships for recurring textile needs. The procurement does not appear to attract broad issuing-body participation; recent activity centers on specialized state-level industrial procurement rather than counties, cities, or school districts.

Georgia Correctional Industries has driven recent activity on this code, posting two separate solicitations in early 2026. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ for muslin sheeting (50% cotton, 50% polyester, 66 inches wide with clean finished salvaged edges) due February 23, 2026, with delivery to its Autry Shoe/Garment Plant in Pelham, Georgia. The same agency posted an RFQ for terry cloth woven towels and toweling due April 21, 2026, with an addendum issued April 17, 2026, requiring delivery to its Washington Textile Plant in Davisboro, Georgia within 30 days of purchase order receipt and strictly between Monday and Thursday, 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Neither solicitation disclosed award values, set-asides, or incumbent vendor information. Geographic concentration in Georgia reflects the visibility of this specific state's correctional industrial operations in publicly posted opportunities; the code's activity footprint across other states remains unclear from the available source material.