UNSPSC 30161601: Acoustic ceiling tiles

UNSPSC 30161601 Acoustic ceiling tiles (Commodity) covers removal and replacement of acoustical ceiling products in institutional and commercial facilities — work that state and local governments solicit when refreshing or maintaining interiors in sheriff's offices, jails, courthouses, and school facilities. The code encompasses both materials and installation labor, with state and local buyers specifying performance attributes such as fire ratings, edge configurations, and dimensions to match existing infrastructure and code compliance. Issuing bodies include county departments of public works, county sheriffs' offices, county purchasing departments, and school construction projects managed through general contractors or construction managers at risk. The work is typically bundled into facility renovation or maintenance scopes where acoustic ceiling replacement is one trade among several.

Recent activity shows the code concentrated in Wisconsin, Georgia, and Florida. Walworth County Department of Public Works (Wisconsin) posted an RFB on June 4, 2026, for removal and replacement of acoustical ceiling tiles throughout the Sheriff's Office and Jail Facility in Elkhorn, with a budget of $325,000, sealed electronic bids due June 29, 2026, and a pre-bid site tour on June 12 at 8:00 a.m.; contractors must demonstrate at least seven years of commercial ceiling installation experience and provide performance and payment bonds, with work scheduled to begin August 1, 2026, and complete by January 29, 2027. Portage County, Wisconsin, included Acoustical Panel Ceilings as Trade Package 02 in Phase 1 of its Courthouse Remodel-Entrance project (RFB 202617PC), with stipulated sum bids due June 2, 2026. Rockdale County, Georgia, issued an on-call unit-price RFP in March 2026 for framing, drywall, and acoustical ceiling work on small commercial interior projects, most under $15,000 per work order. The Morganti Group was pre-qualifying subcontractors for the Green Zone K-8 school construction project in St. Lucie County, Florida, with acoustical ceilings and wall panels listed as a required trade, due June 4, 2026.