UNSPSC 24111500: Bags

UNSPSC 24111500 Bags is a Class code under which state and local governments procure specialized food-service bags, paper bags, and related containment products for institutional operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing one-gallon and two-gallon cook-chill bags for correctional food production, paper bags in various sizes for municipal operations, and bags as components within broader food-service supply bundles for school districts. Issuing bodies include state departments of correction and administrative services, cities, and school districts. The Connecticut Department of Administrative Services has posted two separate ITBs for cook-chill bags within the past four months—an initial solicitation (26PSX0089) posted May 12, 2026 with a June 1 due date, and a rebid (26PSX0151) posted August 10, 2026 with a September 3 due date—indicating repeat procurement cycles under this code. The rebid includes micro-business price preferences of up to 10 percent (up to 15 percent for veteran-owned micro-businesses), with estimated annual volumes of 75,000 one-gallon and 125,000 two-gallon bags. Five-year contract terms and annual price-adjustment provisions tied to the U.S. Producer Price Index for Plastic Packaging Materials are standard in recent awards.

Geographic activity centers on Connecticut, Texas, California, and Pennsylvania. The Connecticut Department of Administrative Services dominates the recent record with two cook-chill bag solicitations within four months, suggesting sustained demand in correctional food service. Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas posted two separate solicitations (RFP2026094 for miscellaneous warehouse supplies in June 2026 and RFP2026071 for custodial supplies in May 2026) that may include bags as line items, though neither provides sufficient detail to confirm scope. The City of Philadelphia issued a micro-purchase RFP (B2627129) for paper bags in various sizes on May 13, 2026 with a May 20 due date and a $43,000 total contract ceiling, encouraging participation from LGBTQ-owned, minority-owned, women-owned, disadvantaged small, and disadvantaged business enterprises. Conejo Valley Unified School District in Ventura County, California posted RFP202603 on April 23, 2026 (due May 13, 2026) seeking distribution and delivery of child nutrition paper products and related items, with bags among 180 line items specified for weekly delivery to a central kitchen and nine school sites across a 120-square-mile service area.