UNSPSC 14111516: Notebook filler paper

UNSPSC 14111516 Notebook filler paper is a Commodity code that encompasses paper products used in educational and office settings, though recent state and local solicitations show the code capturing a broader range of classroom and office paper supplies beyond notebook filler alone—including chart pads, construction paper, drawing paper, composition books, index cards, legal pads, and specialty papers such as charcoal paper, newsprint, sketch pads, and watercolor paper. State and local school districts dominate procurement activity under this code, with independent school districts, county school districts, and regional purchasing cooperatives serving as primary issuing bodies. Cooperative purchasing vehicles play a significant role: the Cooperative Purchasing Agency in Georgia and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas manage pooled purchasing on behalf of multiple member school districts, broadening the scope and estimated value of individual solicitations. Solicitations frequently permit award of multiple vendors and allow bidders to propose on all or selected line items, with pricing structured as firm quotes (sometimes with escalation provisions tied to CPI-U) or catalog discounts.

Recent activity clusters in Florida, Georgia, and Texas. The Pinellas County School District (Florida) issued an ITB for classroom and office supplies with an approximate annual contract value of $330,000 and a contract term running June 10, 2026 through June 9, 2027; the Cooperative Purchasing Agency (Georgia) solicited bids on approximately 100 line items of paper supplies and art materials under Bid 2027-005 due September 16, 2026, with annual contract running January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027; Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Texas) issued an RFP for classroom furniture and supplies with estimated total expenditures of $21,568,516 over a two-year award period and a deadline of May 26, 2026; and Washington County School District (location not specified in source) issued an IFB for instructional and paper supplies with bids due June 22, 2026 and a contract term running June 22, 2026 through January 18, 2027. The School Board of Seminole County, Florida awarded a one-year art paper contract across multiple vendors totaling $43,089.75 in 2019. Florida businesses receive a 5 percent preference in several of these jurisdictions when the lowest bid is from an out-of-state supplier whose state does not grant reciprocal preferences.