UNSPSC 12181500: Waxes

UNSPSC 12181500 Waxes is a Class code covering floor care and maintenance products, specifically laminate floor wax and similar polishing compounds procured by state and local jurisdictions for facility maintenance. Recent activity shows school districts as primary buyers, issuing competitive bids for branded floor wax products to support routine custodial operations across multiple buildings. The work involves supplying pre-packaged, specification-conforming wax in bulk quantities (typically five-gallon pails), with bidders required to meet performance standards for friction coefficient, coverage area, and product stability, as well as compliance with local business preference programs and insurance requirements. School district procurement offices issue these solicitations under tight evaluation criteria, often imposing small and local business enterprise goals and mandatory pre-bid conferences and Q&A cycles before award.

Clayton County Public Schools in Georgia has driven recent visible activity under this code, issuing an IFB on May 21, 2026 (due July 8, 2026) for Spartan Millennia Bright Dura Gloss Laminate Floor Wax to support district-wide use across 67 schools serving over 52,000 students. The district specified an estimated annual requirement of 2,500 five-gallon pails supplied F.O.B. Destination, imposed a 15 percent Small Local Business Enterprise contracting goal, required $1,000,000 comprehensive general liability and automobile liability insurance, and held a non-mandatory pre-bid conference on June 4, 2026 via Zoom with a June 11, 2026 question deadline. The contract term runs one year with two optional one-year renewals, with payment processed within 30 days of delivery. No other state or local solicitations appear in recent records under this code.