UNSPSC 14121807: Butcher papers

UNSPSC 14121807 Butcher papers is a Commodity code describing disposable food service papers and related products that state and local governments procure to support school nutrition, child care, and institutional meal programs. School districts represent the dominant buying pattern under this code, with procurement offices issuing sealed bids and RFPs for paper goods including food storage bags, containers, trays, cups, lids, wraps, utensils, napkins, gloves, hairnets, aluminum pans, and cleaning supplies used across cafeteria operations. The scope extends beyond butcher paper per se to encompass the full range of disposable serviceware and paper products essential to commercial kitchen operations and daily meal delivery—a material divergence from the abstract code name. Child care facilities and municipal food service operations also solicit under the code, though school districts account for the recent activity reviewed. Issuing bodies include independent school districts and consolidated county school systems, each typically managing 15 to 200+ school sites and serving 6,000 to 25,000+ daily meals.

Recent opportunities concentrate in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida and Missouri. Representative solicitations include the Hancock County Board of Education (Sparta, Georgia) issuing an IFB due June 26, 2026 for chemical and paper products across three school locations; the Colquitt County School Nutrition (Georgia) soliciting sealed bids on food and paper goods with an IFB due June 8, 2026, intending to award to the top two responsive vendors; Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing RFP 26-006 due March 4, 2026 for approximately 143 line items valued at $750,000 annually; Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) soliciting Child Nutrition Services Paper and Supplies for the 2026-27 school year via NutriKids electronic bid due April 28, 2026; Northside Independent School District (Texas) issuing RFP 2026-046 due April 2, 2026 for Child Nutrition Supplies across 132 school sites; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) soliciting proposals for annual cost-plus fixed delivery fee contracts covering approximately 219 school sites with an RFP due February 27, 2026 and estimated annual cost of $193,221; and the City of Edinburg, Texas issuing RFP 2026-017 due August 4, 2026 for CACFP meal program supplies including paper goods supporting approximately 400 children daily. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with automatic renewal options; Buy American sourcing, HACCP or food-safety certification, general liability insurance ($500,000 to $1,000,000), and firm pricing for the contract period are standard requirements. Several districts weight price at 30 to 80 evaluation points while prioritizing supply continuity, delivery reliability, and administrative efficiency; many reserve the right to award to multiple vendors or on a line-item basis.