UNSPSC 14111511: Writing paper

UNSPSC 14111511 Writing paper (Commodity) covers classroom and office paper supplies that state and local school districts, purchasing cooperatives, and county education systems buy routinely for instructional use and administrative operations. The code captures a diverse range of paper products: construction paper, chart pads, composition books, copy paper, cardstock, newsprint, drawing paper, and specialty papers such as fadeless art paper, metallic foil papers, and watercolor paper. School districts solicit under this code via ITB (Invitation to Bid) and IFB (Invitation for Bid) notices, typically establishing annual contracts with multiple vendors awarded by line item, with estimated annual contract values in the $43,000 to $330,000 range and quantities ranging from dozens to thousands of units per item depending on the product and district size.

Recent activity shows primary procurement by Florida school districts (Seminole County, Pinellas County), Utah school districts (Jordan School District), Washington school districts (Washington County), Texas school districts (Harlingen Consolidated ISD), and Georgia cooperative purchasing agencies (Cooperative Purchasing Agency serving 35 Georgia school systems, Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas). The Cooperative Purchasing Agency bid (PE55964NONST2027000000046) closed September 16, 2026, covering approximately 100 line items with annual quantities from 5 to 9,000 units per item and a contract term January 1 through December 31, 2027; Jordan School District (27BV05) closed July 17, 2026, for instructional paper with a contract term August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027; Pinellas County School District (26HO014) due April 30, 2026, for classroom and office supplies (36 paper-related line items of 104 total), approximate annual value $330,000, contract term June 10, 2026 through June 9, 2027 with up to two additional one-year renewals; and Washington County School District (WCSDSG002) closed June 22, 2026, for instructional and paper supplies with a seven-month contract term through January 18, 2027. All solicitations require firm pricing, FOB destination or delivery prepaid, Net 30 payment terms, and no explicit federal set-asides, though Florida preference (5 percent) applies to eligible in-state bidders in some Florida district procurements.