UNSPSC 24120000: Packaging materials

UNSPSC 24120000 Packaging materials is a Family code covering consumable packaging supplies and related goods that state and local governments buy for operational use across multiple departments and functions. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing disposable food service supplies, laboratory safety clothing packaging, janitorial and operational supplies, pharmaceutical blister packs with labels, and food service disposables for school nutrition programs—all consumable items used in day-to-day operations rather than held as inventory for resale. The issuing-body mix spans universities (University of Wisconsin-Madison), counties (Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Orange County, Marion County), cities (City of New Bedford, City of West Sacramento), school districts (Austin Independent School District, Pasadena Independent School District, Garland Independent School District), and state agencies (State of Utah Division of Purchasing for DHHS and the Utah Army National Guard). A few repeat buyers emerge: Pasco County and Orange County each appear twice, and the University of Wisconsin posted two separate disposables RFBs in early July 2026.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, Wisconsin, Utah, Massachusetts, and California. Representative opportunities include Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for janitorial and operational supplies (ITB 2600319, bids due July 24, 2026, estimated value $765,679.84 for one year); University of Wisconsin-Madison's RFB for disposable food service supplies (2026-UWMSN-01371-RFB, bids due July 27, 2026); Austin Independent School District's RFP for disposable 6 oz bowls for food service (27RFP011, proposals due July 8, 2026); and County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner's IFB for packaging of food and personal care items for inmate commissary resale (0603002205MB, bids due April 17, 2026). Several postings from late January through June 2026 were networking and reverse trade-show events rather than formal solicitations, including NIGP chapter events in Tampa Bay, Marion County, Central Florida, and Collin County, and a FAPPO statewide annual tradeshow in May 2026—these signal indirect interest but do not represent active RFP/RFQ/IFB/ITB opportunities. The code shows steady transactional activity tied to routine operational replenishment across diverse issuing bodies with no dominant buyer concentration.