UNSPSC 14111617: Leathack paper

A type of decorative paper which is embossed with various colors and patterns. It is of high-density and even-thickness and is used for greeting cards, calenders, catalogs and book covers.

UNSPSC 14111617 Leathack paper is a Commodity code under which state and local governments buy specialty papers including NCR carbonless roll stock, copy paper, office envelopes, check stock, and printed forms designed for operational and administrative use across departments and agencies. Recent solicitations show school districts, county correctional facilities, state secretaries of state, city procurement offices, and water utilities driving demand for both standard office paper products and custom-printed specialty stock. The Colorado Department of Corrections sources NCR roll stock paper for print shop operations; Northside Independent School District in San Antonio consolidated two expiring printing-supply contracts under a single IFB; Walworth County, Wisconsin, solicited business cards, letterhead, and envelope printing across 23 county departments; and the Illinois Secretary of State issued separate RFQs for watermarked bond paper and specialty offset stock. A school district in Michigan coordinated a regional consortium purchase of approximately 4,440 cases of copy paper across nine locations. Work under the code spans blanket purchase orders for as-needed supply, catalog bids offering discounts off list prices, and fixed-term supply agreements with renewal options. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Northside ISD, Donna ISD, Parkway School District, Tacoma School District, Los Fresnos CISD), counties (Walworth County Wisconsin, Garfield County Colorado, Williamson County Texas, Marion County Florida, Indian River County Florida), state departments (Colorado Department of Corrections, Illinois Secretary of State, New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services, Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration), and cities (St. Petersburg Florida, Fort Worth Texas, Madison Wisconsin, West Sacramento California).

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Colorado, Wisconsin, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, and Washington. Representative opportunities include Walworth County's RFB for printing services consolidating historical usage data showing 72,500 units of #10 window self-seal envelopes and 25,500 self-seal envelopes in 2024, with bids due July 30, 2026; Northside Independent School District's IFB 2026091 replacing two expired agreements, due July 30, 2026, requiring vendors to maintain continuity; the Colorado Department of Corrections' RFQ for NCR roll stock paper (five line items of carbonless stock at 40-inch diameter) with delivery to Canon City, due July 10, 2026; the Illinois Secretary of State's RFQ for 500,000 drive-away permits on micro-perforated paper requiring union print shop completion, due June 23, 2026 with August 3 delivery; and the City of St. Petersburg's IFB26250 for office paper products (envelopes, copy paper, bond stock) requiring Business Enterprise participation, due June 9, 2026. Vendor qualification standards commonly include minimum 1–5 years' experience, commercial general liability insurance ($1 million minimum), Wisconsin business licensure, Colorado Secretary of State registration, sample submission, and E-Verify or equivalent background documentation. Contract terms typically run one to three years with optional renewals, firm pricing for the initial year, and price-adjustment caps (often Producer Price Index or 10 percent, whichever is lower). No dominant incumbent or single-source supplier patterns are evident; Garfield County issued a sole-source notice to RR Donnelley & Sons, and Illinois restricted one RFQ to the incumbent due to proprietary State Seal artwork unavailability.