NIGP 96734: Clothing (Apparel) and Accessory Manufacturing Services

NIGP 96734 Clothing (Apparel) And Accessory Manufacturing Services, an Item code, covers the supply, manufacturing, customization, and alteration of uniforms, workwear, protective apparel, promotional items, and branded merchandise for state and local government operations. State and local governments procure finished uniforms and apparel for departmental staff (fire, law enforcement, parks), employee workwear programs, and promotional event merchandise, often requiring embroidery, screen printing, logo customization, and sizing across extended ranges. The work spans supply-only arrangements (blank unbranded stock for in-house decoration), full-service vendor relationships with dedicated account management and online ordering portals, and event-specific custom apparel production. Issuing bodies include county governments, cities, special-purpose authorities such as transit and state forest services, independent school districts, and university systems, with recent activity from Hillsborough County (Florida), Texas A&M Forest Service, the City of Fort Worth, the City of Owensboro (Kentucky), Harris County (Texas), and Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Texas).

Recent solicitation activity concentrates in Texas and Florida, with secondary activity in Kentucky and Minnesota-coordinated multi-state cooperative purchasing. Representative opportunities include the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITQ for uniforms and protective clothing for the Pet Resources Department (due November 2, 2026, estimated value $38,141 over two years); Texas A&M Forest Service's RFP for a single uniform provider serving over 500 employees across field, law enforcement, and business casual categories (due November 3, 2026, anticipated annual award value exceeding $100,000, with web-based ordering portal and inventory management required); and the City of Fort Worth's RFP for standard workwear with supply, alteration, and embroidery services on an as-needed basis (due June 25, 2026, with a 30% small business participation goal and best-value evaluation methodology). The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio solicited supply of unbranded apparel on an as-needed basis (RFB, August 2026), and the City of Owensboro issued an RFB for fire department uniforms, shoes, and leather goods with embroidered and silk-screened branding (due May 22, 2026, single-source award).