UNSPSC 31211500: Paints and primers

UNSPSC 31211500 Paints and primers is a Class code representing the purchase of specialized and commodity paint products by state and local governments for infrastructure maintenance, facility operations, and construction projects. State and local buyers under this code procure traffic marking paints (including waterborne acrylic-epoxy hybrids and reflective glass beads for pavement markings), interior and exterior building paints for facilities management, marine and equipment-grade paints, and industrial coatings for water storage tanks and specialized applications. Recent solicitations show a mix of single-source procurements for proprietary formulations, competitive bids for commodity paint supplies supporting institutional operations, and paint services bundled with surface preparation and application on construction and renovation projects. Issuing bodies include state departments of transportation, state departments of criminal justice, counties, municipalities, and special districts; the Missouri Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Minnesota state procurement (cooperative purchasing) are standout repeat buyers in the recent opportunity set.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Upper Midwest (Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle serving multiple state agencies), the South (Texas TDCJ, Missouri DOT), and the West (Utah county, California Caltrans, Florida counties); opportunities also appear in Connecticut and Wisconsin. Recent representative solicitations include the Missouri Department of Transportation Southwest District single-source procurement (IFB, October 23, 2026 deadline) for AquaTough two-component waterborne acrylic-epoxy hybrid traffic marking paint for robotic pavement marking equipment; Wasatch County, Utah traffic marking paint project (ITB NS27-5, August 11, 2026 deadline) soliciting 2,043 gallons of pavement marking paint and 309 units of pavement message paint across four locations; the State of Minnesota cooperative purchasing RFP for glass beads for traffic paint (RFP G-201(5), September 30, 2026 deadline) with estimated annual value of $1.4 million to $1.6 million; Sarasota County interior and exterior painting services on an as-needed basis (IFB, July 15, 2026 deadline); and Orange County, Florida commercial interior and exterior painting services for facilities management (sealed-offer procurement, July 7, 2026 deadline) covering multiple county and city of Orlando facilities.