UNSPSC 31201515: Paper tapes

UNSPSC 31201515 Paper tapes (Commodity) describes products that state and local governments procure for facility operations and specialized applications, though recent opportunities show limited direct activity under this specific code. The Cook County Government Office of the Chief Procurement Officer issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) Contract No. 2602-01236 in February 2026 for paper towels and toilet tissue paper across 17 delivery locations including courthouses, administrative buildings, detention facilities, and warehouses — a three-year supply contract with optional two-year renewal. That solicitation aligns with the code's scope of consumable paper products, though it targets tissue rather than tape. A second opportunity, Sourcewell RFP #061626 posted in May 2026 on behalf of multiple jurisdictions including Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County, sought law enforcement equipment through a cooperative purchasing vehicle, but this solicitation does not clearly map to paper tape procurement and appears mistagged under the code. State and local buyers soliciting under this code include county governments, municipalities, and regional cooperatives like Sourcewell that aggregate demand across multiple participating entities.

Recent activity concentrates in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest. Cook County, Illinois and the Sourcewell cooperative (administered by the State of Minnesota) account for the visible recent opportunities. The Cook County IFB required bids by March 18, 2026, with delivery across county facilities on firm pricing for year one and documented increases thereafter. Bidders must meet MBE and WBE participation goals of 12 and 10 percent respectively or document good faith efforts to waive. The Sourcewell RFP, due June 16, 2026, opened procurement through their portal to vendors serving thousands of governmental agencies nationwide and in Canada, though its relevance to paper tape specifically is unclear from the available materials. Paper tape procurement at the state and local level appears modest in recent volume compared to broad facility supply categories.