UNSPSC 31211521: Ready mixed paint

A dry oil paint that is used in the wooden material surface, metal surface, plywood, steel frame and others. The main ingredients are coloring pigments, body pigments, dry oil, alkyd resin varnish and others, and this paint liquefied them with sufficient mixed dispersion.

UNSPSC 31211521 Ready mixed paint is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure both bulk paint supplies and painting services for maintenance and construction projects at public facilities. Recent solicitations reveal two distinct streams: direct purchases of assorted paints and primers for operational inventory, and painting-labor contracts covering interior and exterior surface preparation, application, and finishing on buildings, apartments, and specialized facilities. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, county governments, municipalities, and special-purpose development authorities. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple IFBs for assorted paints within the past four months, indicating recurring operational demand; county and municipal jurisdictions in Florida and Wisconsin solicit painting services and materials on project-specific and standing-order bases. The work ranges from routine maintenance repaints at public housing to specialized exterior restoration with gutter, soffit, and fascia replacement subject to prevailing-wage compliance.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Florida, with secondary solicitation activity in Wisconsin. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted IFB IW256389 for assorted paints with a bid due date of July 13, 2026 (extended by Amendment No. 1), and subsequently IW268110 for paint supplies at Lopez Unit due October 29, 2026, both administered through the Bonfire procurement portal. In Florida, Orange County issued IFB Y26-1008 for commercial interior and exterior painting services at county and City of Orlando facilities with responses due July 7, 2026; Sarasota County posted IFB 262870MKM for interior and exterior painting services on an as-needed basis with an initial three-year contract term and a July 15, 2026 bid deadline. The City of Madison, Wisconsin, requested bids under RFB #15051-0-2026-AH for the Karabis Apartments Painting and Siding Project (due July 17, 2026) with Davis-Bacon prevailing-wage requirements. Marion County, Florida, included painting and coatings as one of multiple trade packages under construction management prequalification (solicitation 20Q-161-TO-58, bid due October 8, 2026). Most recent solicitations close in July 2026 or later, with recurring replenishment buys from TDCJ indicating sustained pipeline activity.