UNSPSC 30161701: Carpeting

UNSPSC 30161701 Carpeting is a Commodity code covering the procurement of carpet products and related installation labor for state and local facilities, ranging from roll and tile carpet to specialty flooring tiles and wall-base materials. State and local governments buying under this code source commercial-grade carpet tile, broadloom roll carpet, and modular carpet systems with complete installation, demolition, and substrate preparation services for offices, courthouses, schools, housing, transit facilities, and administrative buildings. Purchasing bodies include municipal governments (Columbus, San Antonio, Meriden, Philadelphia), county court systems (Butte County Superior Court), school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Seminole County schools, Meriden schools), state agencies (California Employment Development Department, Caltrans), regional authorities (Georgia World Congress Center Authority), and housing and development authorities. Purchase volumes range from micro-purchases under $50,000 (Philadelphia privacy rug, under $45,000) to larger district-wide or facility-wide replacements in the $300,000 to $484,000 range. Solicitation types include RFB (request for bid), RFP, IFB (invitation for bid), and RFQ, often with mandatory pre-bid meetings, site visits, and detailed product specifications tied to manufacturer brands (Shaw, Tarkett, Mannington, Bentley Prince Street Commercial). Set-asides and preferences are common: small business enterprise (SBE) participation goals (Connecticut 25 percent SBE minimum, 6.25 percent minority/women/disabled-owned), disabled veteran business enterprise (DVBE) participation requirements and incentives (3–5 percent), local-vendor preferences (Columbus two-to-one-percent bidding advantage within two percent of low bid), and wage compliance (prevailing wage, Davis-Bacon, California Labor Code section 1773).

Recent activity clusters in California, Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, and Wisconsin. Columbus Consolidated Government issued RFB 27-0015 for roll, tile, and base carpet with installation across multiple city and county facilities, bids due November 18, 2026, under a two-year term with three optional one-year renewals and fixed pricing for the initial term. The City of San Antonio solicited carpet purchase and installation at the Frank Wing Building building (RFP 6100019757, due October 28, 2026) with a pre-bid conference October 21 and optional site visit. Hillsborough County Public Schools (seventh-largest district, 235 schools, 225,000 students) issued ITB 26190-MST for multi-category flooring including carpet tile (22,300 square yards standard, 1,000 high moisture content), vinyl, epoxy, and luxury vinyl tile, with heavy emphasis on SBE, MBE, WBE, and service-disabled veteran participation; responses due August 6, 2026. The California Employment Development Department procured carpet replacement and installation at its Oakland facility (1225 4th Avenue) under IFB 125683, bids due July 1, 2026, with mandatory walkthrough June 16 and a 5 percent small-business/microbusiness preference plus 1–5 percent DVBE incentive. The State of Rhode Island established a long-term Master Price Agreement (MPA 364) open-enrollment qualified-vendor list for carpet, tile, wood, and restoration services to serve all state agencies and political subdivisions, with vendor questions through June 28, 2030, and proposals due June 30, 2030; this is a multi-tier structure with mini-bid pricing model and required inclusion of MBE and WBE vendors. The Superior Court of California, County of Butte twice issued bids for carpet flooring services at the North Butte County Courthouse (Chico) under IFB SP-2026-0023, with bids due September 15, 2026, specifying Tarkett Powerbond Hybrid tiles, 10-year warranty, California prevailing wage, and 3 percent DVBE preference. Carpet specifications are granular — carpet tile dimensions (36-inch squares, 24-inch by 24-inch), fiber type (solution-dyed, level loop), fire ratings (Critical Radiant Flux 0.45 W/cm² or higher, smoke density under 450), low-VOC adhesives, and manufacturer approval — with many solicitations restricting bidders to new products only and naming specific approved equals (Shaw, Bentley Prince Street Commercial, Mannington, Johnsonite, Burke).