NIGP 85074: Synthetic Textile Fibers: Nylon, Polyethylene, Rayon, etc.

NIGP 85074 Synthetic Textile Fibers: Nylon, Polyethylene, Rayon, Etc. is an Item code under which state and local governments procure raw and finished synthetic fiber materials—nylon fabrics, polypropylene nonwovens, polyester blends, and related piece goods—for use in institutional clothing, furnishings, and operational supplies. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts recently solicited nylon flags, twill fabrics, mesh bag fabric, thermal knit goods, and spun-bonded polypropylene across 39 line items for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, with quantities ranging from 3,000 to 16 million units depending on product type. State departments and specialized procurement agencies dominate the buyer base; the Texas Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division acts as a centralized purchasing vehicle for multiple state entities. Bidders on recent opportunities must submit certified laboratory testing reports from domestic U.S. laboratories, meet ASTM and AATCC testing standards, carry commercial general liability insurance of $500,000 per occurrence, and factor a 1.5% Texas SmartBuy administrative fee into pricing. Contracts typically run an initial term of approximately one year with multiple renewal options extending to three to four years total.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, where the Texas Comptroller posted an IFB (304T26850A2) for textiles and fibers due July 28, 2026 with delivery to TDCJ facilities across Gatesville, Huntsville, Lamesa, Abilene, and Dayton. The procurement is open to all qualified respondents with no set-asides. A second opportunity in Maryland—the Maryland Environmental Service's SBR procurement for liquid emulsion polymer at the Freedom Wastewater Treatment Plant in Carroll County (due June 15, 2026)—falls nominally within synthetic fiber chemistry but represents a narrower, more specialized procurement for conditioning polymers in wastewater treatment rather than textiles. Texas shows the most recent sustained activity under this code for traditional synthetic textile fiber procurement; the Maryland opportunity signals that synthetic polymer procurement also occurs in environmental services but at lower frequency in the recent-opportunities record.