UNSPSC 31211801: Paint or varnish removers

UNSPSC 31211801 Paint or varnish removers is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity represents a significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being bought. State and local governments soliciting under this code are chiefly purchasing interior and exterior painting services, automotive paint and supplies, paint catalogs, and related painting materials—not paint or varnish removers specifically. The solicitations reflect work ranging from routine fleet maintenance and facilities upkeep to capital projects requiring surface preparation, application, and warranty. Issuing bodies include cities (Gainesville, Pembroke Pines, Orlando), counties (Orange County and Santa Clara County, Florida; Polk County, Florida), school districts (Donna ISD, Pembroke Pines Charter School), a state department (Illinois Secretary of State), and a transit authority (Gainesville Regional Transit System). The code shows activity across multiple issuing body types and no dominant repeat buyer, though Orange County, Florida appears in two separate recent solicitations for commercial interior and exterior painting services.

Geographically, recent activity concentrates in Florida (Orange County, Pembroke Pines, Gainesville, Polk County), with secondary activity in California (Santa Clara County), Texas (Donna ISD), Wisconsin (City of Madison), and Illinois (Secretary of State). Representative recent opportunities include Orange County's RFP for Commercial Interior & Exterior Painting Services for Facilities Management (Y26-1008, due July 7, 2026), covering multiple county and municipal facilities with responses due electronically via OpenGov; the City of Gainesville RTS's RFQ for Automotive Paint and Supplies (QRTSX2701, due June 22, 2026), requiring authorized PPG or 3M resellers with five years' experience and two-year contract term through September 30, 2028; the City of Pembroke Pines IFB for Pembroke Pines Charter School exterior painting (PSPW-26-05, due April 28, 2026), a lump-sum project estimated at $220,000 with local vendor preferences and mandatory pre-bid; and Santa Clara County's ITB for As-Needed Interior and Exterior Painting Services (ITB-PRC-FY26-0587, due April 14, 2026), a prevailing-wage public work requiring California C-33 licensing. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to paint or varnish removal specifically; the tagged opportunities reflect broader painting services and supplies procurement.