UNSPSC 30161600: Ceiling materials

UNSPSC 30161600 Ceiling materials is a Class code under which state and local governments buy acoustical ceiling tiles, grid systems, and associated installation labor for facility renovation and maintenance projects. Recent solicitations show counties, school districts, and special districts procuring drop-ceiling replacements in sheriff's offices, jails, courthouses, and schools, with work ranging from small localized tile swaps to multi-area facility-wide installations. Contractors compete on experience with commercial ceiling installation, ability to work around existing building systems (fire sprinklers, HVAC, surveillance), and capacity to meet fire-rating standards such as ASTM E84 Class A. Issuing bodies include county departments of public works and facilities management, municipal school districts, and county correctional facilities; repeat buyers in the recent opportunities block are Pasco County, Florida (for recyclables transportation—a miscoded entry unrelated to ceiling materials) and Greenwich Public Schools, Connecticut, which posted the same second-floor ceiling replacement at Eastern Middle School twice (original and re-bid).

Recent activity concentrates in Wisconsin, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, and Massachusetts. Representative opportunities include the Walworth County Department of Public Works (Wisconsin) RFB 25-125 for removal and replacement of acoustical ceiling tiles throughout the Sheriff's Office and Jail Facility in Elkhorn, posted June 4, 2026 with a June 29, 2026 response deadline and $325,000 budget, requiring seven years of commercial ceiling experience and Class A fire-rated tiles; Portage County, Wisconsin's Phase 1 Courthouse Remodel RFB requesting bids for Acoustical Panel Ceilings (Trade Package 02) due June 2, 2026; Greenwich Public Schools (Connecticut) ITB 257326 for Eastern Middle School second-floor ceiling replacements, re-bid with May 5, 2026 closing and mandatory April 22, 2026 site walk-through; and Rockdale County, Georgia's March 2026 RFP for an on-call unit price contract covering framing, drywall, and ACT work on small commercial interior projects, with most work orders under $15,000. Performance bonds, prevailing-wage compliance, background screening for facility access, and insurance minimums of $1,000,000 are standard across detention and educational facilities.