NIGP 96754: Paper and Pulp Products

NIGP 96754 Paper and Pulp Products, an Item code, encompasses bulk commodity paper supplies that state and local governments procure for operational and educational use—including art papers, construction papers, kraft papers, newsprint, tissue, and specialty papers such as watercolor and fadeless stock. School districts represent the primary buyer segment under this code, sourcing art and craft papers for instructional programs; the scope extends to administrative offices and courts acquiring standard paper products for day-to-day operations. Recent solicitations show purchasing driven by annual supply cycles with multi-vendor awards common, particularly when school boards permit bidding on all or selected line items with specific manufacturer and part-number specifications.

The School Board of Seminole County, Florida posted ITB 19200044BLL in October 2026 seeking bulk art paper through a one-year contract covering 24 line items (charcoal paper, construction paper, drawing paper, newsprint, sketch pads, finger paint paper, fadeless art paper, metallic foil papers, origami papers, railroad board, tag board, kraft paper, art tissue, and watercolor paper), with a total award of $43,089.75 distributed among six vendors including Pyramid School Products, Smith Office & Computer Supply, Cascade School Supplies, S&S Worldwide, Blick Art Materials, and School Specialty, Inc. A second opportunity—the Administrative Office of the Courts issuing an IFB on behalf of the District Court of Maryland (Solicitation K27003225, due October 30, 2026)—signals procurement of shredding services for secure document destruction statewide across all twenty-three Maryland counties and Baltimore City, though this solicitation reflects ancillary paper-related services rather than commodity paper supply itself. Florida and Maryland show recent activity; the Florida opportunity applies a 5 percent state preference and includes F.O.B. delivery to a central warehouse, typical of school-district bulk procurement patterns.