NIGP 99885: Recyclable Materials: Books, Paper, Glass, Metal, etc., Sale of Surplus and Obsolete Items

NIGP 99885 Recyclable Materials: Books, Paper, Glass, Metal, Etc., Sale Of Surplus And Obsolete Items is an Item code under which state and local governments solicit services to process, market, and sell recovered materials and surplus property — including single-stream residential recyclables, electronic waste, library materials, and confiscated personal property — often structured as revenue-share or commodity-pricing arrangements where the contractor processes materials and remits proceeds or credits to the municipality. Recent solicitations reveal a mix of contracted processing operations (materials recovery facilities handling tonnage-based volumes), specialized asset disposition (e-waste with data destruction compliance and firearms trade-ins), and smaller-scale surplus sales (library materials). Issuing bodies span county public works and solid waste departments, municipal utilities, library systems, and police departments seeking to monetize or responsibly retire surplus inventory while managing environmental and data-security compliance.

Orange County, Florida posted RFP Y261014 for Recovered Materials Processing Services on October 6, 2026, with a revised response deadline of October 22, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. EST, seeking a Materials Recovery Facility operator to process minimum 81,000 tons annually of single-stream recyclables with a 15-year contract term and revenue-share structure (85 percent County / 15 percent Contractor) under the current incumbent Waste Management Inc. of Florida. The City of Edinburg, Texas released RFB #2027-09 on October 2, 2026 for processing, marketing, and sale of recyclable electronic waste with bids due October 20, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., requiring SERI R2v3 or e-Stewards certification, data destruction per NIST or DoD standards, and flat-rate net pricing by asset type. Harris County Public Library solicited disposition and sale of surplus library materials under ITB 260208 due August 3, 2026 for a one-year contract starting October 1, 2026. Marion County, Florida issued solicitation 26B-099 for recycling container rental, collection, and processing with a two-year initial term and two optional two-year renewals. Geographic activity centers on Florida and Texas, with procurement activity spanning mid-2026 through October 2026.