# North Carolina eVP #54-SM-2260051-RB

NCDOT custom reversible trash and recycling bags for Adopt-a-Highway

**Posted:** October 16, 2026
**Respond By:** October 29, 2026
**Identifier:** 54-SM-2260051-RB
**NAICS:** 326111, 424610

North Carolina DOT is seeking an as-needed, three-year supply of custom reversible trash and recycling bags for its Adopt-a-Highway program.
- **Government buyer:** State of North Carolina, North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT); no specific purchasing office is identified. The bags support the Adopt-a-Highway program managed through the Governors Highway Safety Council.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No manufacturer, OEM, brand, or vendor is named; bidders must identify the manufacturer and model.
- **Product and quantity:** Orange/blue reversible plastic trash bags, estimated at 7,500 cases annually. Each case contains 200 bags, packaged as 20 rolls of 10 bags.
- **Key requirements:** Approximately 28-gallon capacity; minimum 1.65-mil thickness (maximum 2 mil); minimum inside dimensions of 30 x 34 inches; drawstring closure; orange outside and blue inside; and a single bag made using a three-ply co-extrusion process. Minimum load ratings are 50 lb dry and 25 lb wet. Bags must meet stated impact and tear-resistance thresholds and have NCDOT and recycling text/logo printing on the orange side.
- **Delivery:** Within 30 calendar days after a purchase order, to the NCDOT Central Inventory Warehouse.

### Description

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is seeking pricing from qualified vendors to furnish and deliver orange/blue reversible plastic trash bags on an as-needed basis. NCDOT distributes the dual-colored bags to participants in the Adopt-a-Highway program managed through the Governors Highway Safety Council, for regular trash or recycled items collected. This is a rebid of solicitation 54-SM-2260051A. Responses must be submitted electronically through North Carolina’s Electronic Vendor Portal by October 29, 2026, at 2:00 PM.

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