UNSPSC 24121500: Packaging boxes and bags and pouches

UNSPSC 24121500 Packaging boxes and bags and pouches is a Class code that encompasses packaging and material-handling supplies procured by state and local governments, including corrugated boxes, custodial supply containers, and specialized packaging materials and services for institutional operations. Recent solicitations show school districts, county sheriff departments, and state agencies buying corrugated paper containers, custodial supply boxes, and packaging-and-bundling services for food and personal care items. The work ranges from simple box procurement through requests for proposal to specialized labor-intensive packaging services—such as shrink wrapping, barcode labeling, and assembly of kits—performed by contracted vendors who pick up bulk stock and return finished goods within specified timeframes. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (notably Northside Independent School District in San Antonio), county sheriff departments, and state procurement offices.

Recent activity concentrates in California and Texas. The County of Orange, Sheriff-Coroner posted two related packaging-services IFBs in April 2026 (solicitations 0603002205MB and 0603002205MB2, both due April 17, 2026) seeking vendors to package approximately 20 line items for inmate commissary operations and welfare kits, with firm fixed pricing for an initial three-year term effective May 21, 2026, plus two optional two-year renewals, and preference deductions of 5–8 percent for Orange County Local Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise certified vendors. Northside Independent School District issued RFP 2026-071 on May 13, 2026 (due June 4, 2026) for custodial supplies to replace an expiring contract, requiring all vendors to respond to maintain continuity beyond July 31, 2026. The State of California issued RFB-IS-26200561 on February 16, 2026 (due March 2, 2026) for corrugated paper containers designated as T-SPEC items for multi-agency use. No specific award values or budget ranges are disclosed in these solicitations.