UNSPSC 24140000: Packing supplies

UNSPSC 24140000 Packing supplies, a Family code, encompasses disposable food service items, laboratory safety apparel, janitorial supplies, moving materials, and seasonal event décor that state and local governments procure for operational use across departments, facilities, and special programs. The code captures consumable packaging and protective goods rather than durable equipment, with recent solicitations emphasizing delivery speed, bulk pricing, and vendor responsiveness to on-call ordering. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include cities (Fort Worth, West Sacramento, Palm Bay, Tucson), counties (Hillsborough, Pasco, Clay, Marion), school districts (Austin ISD, Boston Public Schools), and higher-education institutions (University of Wisconsin-Madison). City purchasing departments and county commissioners appear most frequently in recent postings; school districts and universities add regular demand for food service and laboratory safety items.

Recent opportunities span food service disposables (the State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury requesting paper coffee cups, bowls, and plastic flatware through bid solicitation 26DPP01297 due September 2, 2026; Austin ISD requesting disposable 6 oz bowls through RFP 27RFP011 due July 8, 2026), janitorial and operational supplies (Hillsborough County Fire Rescue requesting consumable janitorial supplies under ITB 26-00319 due July 24, 2026 for an estimated $765,679.84 annually), laboratory safety apparel (University of Wisconsin-Madison requesting disposable lab clothing under RFB 2027-UWMSN-01384 due August 14, 2026), moving supplies (Boston Public Schools requesting on-call moving supplies through IFB EV00018064 due October 27, 2026), seasonal décor (City of Fort Worth requesting seasonal and novelty décor under RFP 26-0268 due October 29, 2026 with a 30% small business participation goal), and wire spools and plastic seals (State of Utah Wildlife Resources Division requesting supplies for its Aquatic Invasive Species Program under IFB BD27-118 due October 14, 2026). Activity clusters in Texas, Florida, Utah, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts; the geographic spread reflects broad state and local adoption of this commodity category across regions. Most recent solicitations use IFB, RFP, or RFQ methods with response windows of two to four weeks, firm fixed pricing quoted on a per-unit or per-case basis, and delivery requirements within five to thirty days of order placement.