UNSPSC 14121902: Colored newsprint

UNSPSC 14121902 Colored newsprint is a Commodity code that in recent state and local solicitation activity captures continuous-feed offset book, bond, roll, and folio paper products rather than colored newsprint per se. State and local procurement offices use this code to source paper supplies for printing and copying operations across administrative functions, though the California Department of General Services Procurement Division's current market-development activity suggests the broader paper-supply family (including uncolored varieties) falls under this taxonomy. Soliciting bodies include state procurement offices managing statewide cooperative contracts, with the expectation that resulting agreements will be mandatory for state agencies and available to local governmental entities, counties, cities, and school districts as secondary customers. The scope reflects institutional bulk purchasing of commodity paper grades for in-house printing, copying, and administrative workflows rather than consumer or specialty products.

California dominates recent activity under this code; the California Department of General Services Procurement Division posted a Request for Information on September 24, 2026 (due October 8, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. PST) to gather market intelligence and develop a statewide contract for continuous-feed offset book, bond, roll, and folio paper. The estimated annual contract value is $5 million, with an anticipated contract term of two years plus three optional one-year extensions. A formal Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal is anticipated in December 2026. The RFI is voluntary and does not obligate suppliers to bid on the subsequent solicitation; responses must include completion of the RFI Questionnaire and may include supporting documentation and product literature. The California DGS-PD specifically requests feedback on Environmentally Preferable Purchasing attributes and invites suppliers to flag any technical specifications that may restrict competition, increase costs or lead times, limit availability, or conflict with industry practices.