NIGP 96324: Bonds, Notary

NIGP 96324 Bonds, Notary is an Item code under which state and local governments procure notarial bond products — primarily errors-and-omissions coverage and fidelity bonds required by statute or regulation for notaries public. The scope is narrow and transactional: governments issue RFQs or ITBs to secure bond policies that satisfy state-mandated coverage thresholds for notarial misconduct, fraud, or mishandling of funds. Issuing bodies are chiefly state agencies — secretaries of state, attorneys general, and state licensing boards — that regulate notary commissions and enforce bonding requirements. Counties and municipalities occasionally solicit bonds for staff notaries. The work is entirely administrative and compliance-driven rather than consultative; there is minimal customization beyond meeting state statutory minimums.

No recent state or local contract opportunities under this code appear in the available records. The code represents routine, low-dollar, high-frequency purchasing by state-licensing authorities and is not currently visible in public notice databases. Activity under 96324 is likely ongoing through cooperative purchasing vehicles or standing state contracts rather than open competitive solicitation, making it difficult to track through RFP/RFQ/ITB channels. Vendors in the notary-bond space should monitor state secretary-of-state procurement offices and regional cooperative purchasing consortia for periodic reissuance of bond-product agreements.