UNSPSC 11122002: Particleboard

A type of engineered wood product manufactured from wood particles, such as wood chips, sawmill shavings, or even saw dust, and a synthetic resin or other suitable binder, which is pressed and extruded. Particleboard is a type of fiberboard, a composite material, but it is made up of larger pieces of wood than medium-density fibreboard and hardboard.

UNSPSC 11122002 Particleboard is a Commodity code that encompasses fiberboard and particleboard products, including containers, boxes, and related manufactured items procured by state and local agencies. Based on recent solicitations, state and local governments buy fiberboard containers, protective packaging materials, specialty boxes (cremation boxes, patty boxes, file boxes), and cut corner protectors — typically manufactured to precise dimensional and material specifications. Issuing bodies under this code include state correctional departments and cooperative purchasing authorities procuring on behalf of multi-jurisdictional public entities. Maryland Correctional Enterprises represents a direct buyer of fiberboard products for internal use and manufacture; Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based cooperative purchasing vehicle, has solicited law enforcement equipment that may include protective or storage components under this classification, extending reach to participating counties, school districts, and other public bodies across multiple states.

Recent activity shows Maryland Correctional Enterprises posting IFB BPM057710 in July 2026 for fiberboard containers, box state files, cut corner protectors, patty boxes, and cremation boxes, with delivery required to three correctional facilities in Hagerstown, Maryland — the Brush & Carton Plant and Partition Plant at Maryland Correctional Training Center and the Meat Plant at Maryland Correctional Institution–Hagerstown. Bidders must provide unit prices without contingencies, submit SBE, MBE, and VSBE certifications where applicable, and conform to federal and state material standards and technical drawings. A second opportunity, Sourcewell RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment posted May 12, 2026 with a response date of June 16, 2026, targets thousands of governmental agencies, K-12 districts, and public entities across the United States and Canada through a cooperative vehicle, though the specific role of particleboard or fiberboard products within that broader equipment procurement is not detailed in the available materials. Primary recent activity concentrates in Maryland and the Sourcewell participating jurisdictions spanning Washington state and beyond.