UNSPSC 14111606: Art or craft paper

UNSPSC 14111606 Art or craft paper, a Commodity code, covers bulk art paper procurement by state and local education agencies — specifically construction paper, charcoal paper, drawing paper, sketch pads, tag board, kraft paper, newsprint, watercolor paper, metallic foil papers, origami papers, and fadeless art paper ordered in multi-unit quantities for classroom use. School districts represent the primary buyer base, with purchasing conducted through standard sealed-bid and IFB processes, frequently as single-award or multiple-award contracts. Districts source these supplies both directly and through cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple member agencies. Contracts typically span one year with firm pricing, F.O.B. warehouse delivery, and net-30 payment terms; vendors must often meet brand and part-number specifications with no substitutions accepted, and may face vendor-eligibility restrictions excluding closeout and surplus dealers.

Recent activity spans Florida, Texas, Arizona, and Georgia. The School Board of Seminole County, Florida issued ITB 19200044BLL for a one-year art paper supply contract covering 24 line items with a total award of $43,089.75 split among six vendors including Pyramid School Products, Smith Office & Computer Supply, Cascade School Supplies, S&S Worldwide, Blick Art Materials, and School Specialty, Inc., with sealed bids due October 1, 2019. Tolleson Union High School District #214 in Arizona released IFB270331 on September 17, 2026, for art supplies and related materials available to S.A.V.E. Cooperative Purchasing members across Arizona, with responses due October 15, 2026, and estimated annual cooperative expenditure of $1.08 million. Coleman County Purchasing Agency (serving 35 Georgia school systems) issued Bid 2027-005 for paper supplies including construction paper, poster board, drawing paper, and specialty papers, with bids due September 16, 2026, and contract term January 1 through December 31, 2027. Jordan School District posted IFB 27BV06 for construction paper on July 10, 2026, with bids due July 17, 2026, and performance August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027, explicitly prohibiting closeout and surplus vendors and requiring brand-specific products with six-month price guarantees.