UNSPSC 14111703: Paper towels

UNSPSC 14111703 Paper towels, a Commodity code, covers roll and folded paper towel dispensing products that state and local governments procure for facility maintenance and operational cleaning across custodial, institutional, and public-space environments. State and local buyers are acquiring these items primarily through standalone solicitations for specific branded products or as line items within broader janitorial and custodial supply bundles, often specifying precise ply counts, sheet dimensions, case configurations, and compatibility with existing dispensing infrastructure. Issuing bodies span state departments (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Ohio state agencies), counties (Hillsborough County Florida, Milwaukee County Wisconsin, Cook County Illinois, Solano County California), municipalities (City of Bridgeport Connecticut, City of Tampa Florida), school districts (Northside Independent School District Texas, Forsyth County Schools Georgia, Fayette County Schools Georgia, Douglas County Schools Georgia, Marion County Schools Florida, Parkway School District Missouri), universities (University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University), transit authorities (METRO Harris County Texas), and county jails and corrections centers (Ohio Sheriff's Corrections Center). The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation appears as a repeat high-volume buyer, issuing multiple regional quarterly solicitations under small-business set-asides, as do school districts in Georgia and other states seeking routine supply replenishment.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Connecticut, and Maryland, with California showing the most sustained procurement intensity through CDCR's regional quarterly splits. Representative opportunities include Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (ITB-26-00319, July 24, 2026 response, $765,679.84 estimated value for one-year consumable janitorial supplies including paper towels), University of Mississippi sealed bid for GP EnMotion paper towels and coreless tissue (July 16, 2026 due date, Bid File 1286), Solano County's three-year toilet tissue and paper towel solicitation covering county jails and detention (IFB due April 15, 2024), CDCR's second-quarter FY 2026-27 paper towels and toilet paper buys across six regions restricted to California-certified small businesses (RFQs CDCR-1796 through CDCR-1800, all due July 10, 2026, each with award authority capped at $249,999.99), Bridgeport Board of Education's 193-line-item food service and janitorial procurement including paper towels (RFP due June 30, 2026, subject to Buy American and National School Lunch Program compliance), Forsyth County Schools' roll towel bid (B26-05, March 24, 2026 response, estimated 4,000 cases annually), and Cook County's three-year paper towels and toilet tissue supply across 17 delivery locations (IFB 2602-01236, due March 18, 2026). Price-based competition dominates award criteria; F.O.B. destination with freight prepaid is standard; and multi-year contracts with optional renewals are common, though one-year and quarterly term structures appear frequently in correctional and higher-education procurement.