UNSPSC 14110000: Paper products

UNSPSC 14110000 Paper products, a Family code, encompasses the consumable paper supplies that state and local governments procure for food service operations, classroom instruction, office administration, custodial and janitorial use, and specialized functions such as printing. Recent solicitations show school districts, county facilities, municipal departments, and public universities buying disposable food service items (cups, trays, plates, napkins, wrapping materials), copy paper in bulk, instructional and art papers, bond and specialty papers for print shops, and hygiene products such as bath tissue and paper towels. The issuing-body mix reflects heavy participation from independent school districts and county school systems across multiple states, with standout repeat activity from Alpine School District (Utah), Hillsborough County (Florida), and Wisconsin's University of Wisconsin-Madison system. County sheriffs' offices, city purchasing departments, and county facilities management also participate regularly. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Utah, and Wisconsin, with scattered recent activity in California, Illinois, and other states.

Representative recent opportunities include Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) requesting food service paper goods and disposables under RFP 027-04 (proposals due July 16, 2026; estimated contract value $210,000 for 2026–2027); Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) issuing ITB-26-00319 for janitorial and operational supplies to serve 47 fire stations (bids due July 24, 2026; estimated value $765,679.84); and Nutmeg Buying Group (Connecticut) soliciting sealed proposals for paper products serving six school districts with combined daily meal counts of approximately 8,320 lunches and 2,400 breakfasts (proposals due April 22, 2026). Alpine School District has issued multiple IFBs for paper supplies throughout 2026, reflecting ongoing warehouse replenishment across 120+ locations. Cook County Government sought bids for court diversion envelope printing (IFB 2519-06201R; bids due February 11, 2026), and the City of Boston solicited copy paper in assorted types and sizes under sealed bid (Event EV00017273; bids due April 22, 2026). Most solicitations use IFB or RFP methods with response windows of 4–8 weeks and firm pricing requirements for 1–3 year contract terms; cooperative purchasing arrangements (Massachusetts School Buying Group, Nutmeg Buying Group, MMCAP, SourceWell) appear frequently as a mechanism to aggregate demand and lower per-unit cost.