NIGP 96675: Printing on Recycled Stock

NIGP 96675 Printing On Recycled Stock, an Item code, encompasses state and local procurement of printed materials produced on or specified to contain recycled content — including schedule books, handbooks, magazines, business cards, envelopes, tax documents, and transactional print products. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies enforcing minimum recycled-content standards (typically 30 to 50 percent post-consumer material, non-chlorine bleach, and vegetable-based ink) as a specification requirement rather than an optional preference, with vendors required to certify compliance and include "Printed On Recycled Paper" statements on finished goods. School districts, transit authorities, state departments, county governments, universities, and municipal utilities are all active buyers. Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) consolidated two expiring printing-supplies contracts into a single IFB due July 30, 2026, requiring all incumbent vendors to rebid or lose continuity. The City of Santa Monica Department of Transportation issued a five-year firm-fixed ITB for Big Blue Bus schedule books and system maps (due May 18, 2026) mandating 30 percent minimum post-consumer recycled content and specific paper stocks. South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks sought bids for 115,000 copies of the 2026 Hunting Handbook (due June 24, 2026) with Green Seal, EcoLogo, or EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines certification required on all paper.

Geographic activity spans Texas, California, South Dakota, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Georgia, and Wisconsin, with no single region dominating. Denton County, Texas issued an ITB for routine printed materials (business cards, envelopes, letterheads, forms) with a preference for 50 percent post-consumer totally recovered material (due June 4, 2026, commencing July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027). Black Hills State University (South Dakota) sought printing services for a 20,000-copy, 24-page alumni magazine in full color on silk stock, saddle-stitched, for three years with optional extensions (RFP due May 28, 2026). The State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury Division of Purchase and Property issued a major reprocurement (T2836) for transactional-based high-speed laser printing and mailing services serving multiple state agencies and the Motor Vehicle Commission, with quotes due June 2, 2026 for a five-year contract plus two optional years. The City of Madison, Wisconsin sought city-wide printing and mailing services for the Water Utility and Finance Department (approximately 580,000 pieces weekly and 127,000 monthly respectively), with proposals due April 3, 2026 for a two-year initial term with three optional one-year renewals. Albany State University (Georgia) issued a supplemental RFQ for printing and graphic design services to expand its current contract roster (due March 10, 2026). The University of Wisconsin-Parkside posted a local immediate-area printing contract for Class 3 and Class 4 classified materials (due February 13, 2026). Activity is steady across public utilities, higher education, K–12 districts, and state executive agencies, with recycled-content mandates now standard in all recent specs.