UNSPSC 31211601: Calcimines

UNSPSC 31211601 Calcimines is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement for interior and exterior painting services, surface preparation, and related finishing work on public facilities. The code encompasses turnkey painting projects across multiple building types — schools, municipal buildings, residential properties — where governments solicit vendors to provide labor, materials, equipment, and project supervision. State and local issuing bodies under this code include school districts, county governments, and municipal development authorities. Cobb County School District in Georgia has emerged as a repeat buyer, posting multiple solicitations for as-needed painting services across district facilities. The work varies in scope from ongoing facility maintenance to discrete projects involving surface preparation, gutter and soffit replacement, exterior caulking, and warranty coverage for paint integrity and installation defects.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Wisconsin, and California. The Cobb County School District posted RFP P27032 for turnkey interior and exterior painting services at various facilities on an as-needed basis, with proposals due November 10, 2026. The Community Development Authority of the City of Madison, Wisconsin, issued IFB #15051-0-2026-AH for the Karabis Apartments Painting and Siding Project, including exterior surface preparation, gutter and downspout installation, soffit and fascia replacement, and exterior painting, with bids due July 17, 2026, and subject to Davis-Bacon Act prevailing-wage requirements. San Bernardino County Land Use Services Department posted RFP LUSD26LUS6401 for graffiti abatement services throughout unincorporated county areas on a 24/7/365 basis with 48-hour response times, contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029 with two optional one-year renewals, California prevailing-wage compliance mandatory, and proposals due June 3, 2026. The Madison solicitation required proof of insurance with $1,000,000 general liability minimum and specified an Affirmative Action Plan filing obligation for contractors with 15 or more employees and $50,000 or more annual business with the city.