UNSPSC 24111502: Paper bags

UNSPSC 24111502 Paper bags (Commodity) covers the purchase and delivery of bags used across municipal operations, law enforcement, schools, and public facilities—including brown and white grocery paper bags, merchandise bags, polypropylene bags, and related kraft and butcher paper products. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county sheriff departments, cities, independent school districts, and special-purpose public agencies. Work ranges from small micro purchases to annual requirements contracts, with vendors required to meet site-specific delivery windows (typically seven working days or next-day emergency delivery), maintain warehouse facilities within defined radii, quote percentage discounts from manufacturer pricing, and provide samples prior to bid submission. The County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner, for example, is conducting a competitive sealed bid (0603042102CC) for 16 line items of paper and plastic bags supplying jail commissaries, food services, and crime labs through a three-year contract with two optional renewal years; the City of Richardson is issuing an invitation to bid for an annual $300,000 recycle and trash bags requirement contract (4426) with twelve line items of polyethylene bags in various sizes and closures, a pre-bid Zoom conference scheduled for April 7, 2026, and bids due April 28, 2026. The City of Philadelphia posted a micro purchase for paper bags in various sizes (B2627129) with a ceiling value of $43,000, bids due May 20, 2026.

Recent activity concentrates in California and Texas, with secondary demand from Pennsylvania and school districts nationally. The County of Orange (California) solicitation emphasizes local-vendor preference and DVBE certification benefits (five to eight percent bid discounts). The City of Richardson (Texas) procurement applies best-value evaluation weighted toward price, qualifications, and specification compliance, with a pre-bid meeting and required samples. Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) posted two separate solicitations for miscellaneous warehouse supplies (RFP2026094, due July 9, 2026) and custodial supplies (RFP2026071, due June 4, 2026), replacing an expiring custodial-supplies contract and warning vendors that failure to respond to the new RFP jeopardizes continued business. Bonds (labor and material, faithful performance), general liability insurance ($1 million to $2 million per occurrence), and workers' compensation coverage are standard across county and city solicitations. School districts and special districts typically do not impose performance bonds or the same insurance minimums as county-level procurements.