UNSPSC 23151910: Flotator

A type of equipment used in paper recycling that removes ink from the recovered fiber by injecting air bubbles which adhere to the ink and float.

UNSPSC 23151910 Flotator is a Commodity code that covers flat printing services as actually procured by state and local governments — predominantly small-to-medium print runs of promotional collateral, tax billing documents, door hangers, palm cards, and pamphlets. The City of Philadelphia Procurement Department dominates recent solicitation activity under this code, issuing IFB notices for jobs ranging from Town Watch crime prevention palm cards (5 by 7 inches) and door hangers to real estate tax bills printed on 60# White Opaque Smooth paper stock and wellness fair promotional pamphlets. Purchasing bodies are chiefly municipal procurement offices, and awards go to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a whole-or-line-item basis. Bidders quote all line items to remain eligible and must not commence delivery or service until formal written notification from the procuring department. When data security applies—as in the real estate tax billing project, which handles Federal Taxpayer Information—vendors must demonstrate a proven secure and protected process for handling and transmitting final billing data files and meet strictly mandated project schedules driven by legislative requirements.

All six representative opportunities originate from the City of Philadelphia, posted between April and October 2026, with response windows of three to nine days. The most recent was an IFB for Town Watch palm cards due October 29, 2026 (Solicitation B2728241); a real estate tax billing project due August 27, 2026 (B2727823) specified critical milestones including SFTP testing on October 14 and final delivery of 2027 Real Estate Bills on November 17; Town Watch door hangers were due July 31, 2026 (B2727616); gun violence prevention door hangers due June 30, 2026 (B2727382); a general flat printing procurement due June 5, 2026 (B2627315); and a wellness resource pamphlet due April 30, 2026 (B2626990). Geographic activity is presently concentrated in Pennsylvania, specifically Philadelphia. The Local Business Entity Program does not apply to Philadelphia's flat printing procurements, though bidders must answer the LBE certification question to proceed through submission on the PHLContracts.phila.gov portal.