UNSPSC 24141701: Paper tubes or cores

UNSPSC 24141701 Paper tubes or cores is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers transportation and logistics services for recyclable materials rather than the physical paper tubes or cores the code name suggests. State and local governments soliciting under this code are primarily county governments and municipal authorities managing waste and recycling operations. The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners posted two separate Invitations for Bid (IFB-KM-26-091 and IFB-KM-26-066) for as-needed transportation of commingled single-stream recyclable materials, each specifying weekly volumes of 800 to 1,200 tons moving from county collection and transfer facilities to processing centers, with vendors required to provide transfer vehicles equipped with walking-floor trailers of minimum 100-yard capacity, tarp covers, and spillage cleanup tools. The City of Madison, Wisconsin issued a Request for Proposals for city-wide printing and mailing services in March 2026, which also fell under this code classification though it involves document composition, laser printing, insertion, and mail finishing rather than physical tube or core products.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Wisconsin. Pasco County's two recycling transportation solicitations—one posted May 20, 2026, with bids due June 16, 2026, and the other posted April 3, 2026, with bids due May 5, 2026—represent the strongest signal of current procurement volume under this code, with both contracts running through September 30, 2031, and renewable for two additional two-year periods. Both Pasco County procurements require vendors to maintain comprehensive insurance including $2,000,000 general liability and $1,000,000 pollution liability coverage, post Performance Bonds equal to 525 times total load prices, and register as E-Verify users; local vendor preference applies in Pasco County when vendors maintain a physical business address in Pasco or qualifying neighboring counties for at least twelve months prior to bid opening. The Madison printing and mailing RFP, posted March 3, 2026, with proposals due April 3, 2026, supports a two-year initial term with three one-year renewal options and allocates evaluation points weighted 65 percent technical and 35 percent financial, with 5 of the 35 financial points reserved for local vendor preference.