UNSPSC 24111503: Plastic bags

UNSPSC 24111503 Plastic bags is a Commodity code encompassing plastic bags and related film products that state and local governments procure for operational support across correctional facilities, law enforcement, school food services, and institutional food production. The recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing clear polypropylene bags, merchandise bags, and specialized cook-chill film bags in one-gallon and two-gallon sizes for bulk meal preparation and distribution. County sheriff departments, state correctional agencies, and school districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with emphasis on food-service and institutional-operations applications requiring high-volume, routine replenishment. The work involves straightforward supply delivery with vendor qualification tied to warehouse proximity, stock availability, responsiveness to emergency orders, and compliance with strict technical specifications for film tensile strength, seal dimensions, and barrier properties.

Recent activity spans California, Connecticut, and Utah. The County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner posted IFB 0603042102CC on July 1, 2026, requesting paper bags, plastic bags, and rolled paper with a due date of June 26, 2026, and a three-year contract term with renewal options, requiring 24-hour order confirmation and seven-day delivery from facilities within 60 miles of Santa Ana, California. The Connecticut Department of Administrative Services issued IFB 26PSX0089 on May 12, 2026, for one-gallon and two-gallon cook-chill bags supporting correctional food production at York Correctional Institution, with bids due June 1, 2026, and a five-year contract running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031. The Washington County School District in Utah posted RFB CN 2026-27 on April 28, 2026, for food storage bags and disposable food-service supplies with a May 19, 2026 due date and weekly delivery to 37 schools. The Conejo Valley Unified School District in Ventura County, California issued RFP 2026-03 on April 23, 2026, for paper products and containers supporting child nutrition programs across 29 schools, with proposals due May 13, 2026. Set-aside preferences are applied in some jurisdictions—Orange County offers five to eight percent price deductions for certified local small business and disabled veteran business enterprise vendors—but not all recent opportunities specify preference policies.