UNSPSC 14111600: Novelty paper

UNSPSC 14111600 Novelty paper is a Class code covering specialty and colored paper products—including vellum bristol, colored card stock, astrobrights, and carbonless forms in multiple configurations—that state and local education and social-services agencies purchase for operational, administrative, and print-shop use. School districts and county governments are the primary buyers, procuring these papers for warehousing, student activities, printing operations, and office supply. The work involves straightforward commodity procurement with firm, FOB-prepaid pricing and no negotiation of terms; vendors must meet specific brand or performance specifications, maintain standard commercial insurance ($1–2 million general liability, workers compensation where applicable), and comply with state employment and anti-discrimination law.

Recent activity concentrates in Utah and Wisconsin. Jordan School District in Utah posted two RFQs in late January and early February 2026—one for Neenah Astrobrights Color Papers and Card Stock (due February 6, 2026, solicitation 26BV17) and another for Goldenrod & Gray 67 lb Vellum Bristol Cover Stock (due February 20, 2026, solicitation 26BV21), both one-time warehouse purchases with shrink-wrapped pallet delivery and rigid price-accuracy requirements. Milwaukee County, Wisconsin posted an Invitation to Bid on February 10, 2026 (ITB-2026PAPERFORCOMMUNITYREINTEGRATIONCENTER2026, due February 24, 2026) for 50 line items of paper products—carbonless forms, bond, sulphite, cover stock, offset, copy, vellum bristol, and specialty papers—for the Community Reintegration Center Print Shop in Franklin, with annual quantities ranging from 10 to 1.55 million units and a one-year base contract with three optional one-year renewals. Both issuing bodies allow alternative brands meeting performance specifications (except where brand-exclusive bids are required) and encourage use of cooperative purchasing vehicles including SourceWell, NASPO, and university agreements; no budget ranges or award values are disclosed.