UNSPSC 31211801: Paint or varnish removers

UNSPSC 31211801 Paint or varnish removers, a Commodity code, sees limited recent state and local activity, with the five available opportunities showing a mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement. The District of Columbia Department of Public Works solicited paint, painting tools, and painting supplies for graffiti removal in September 2026, but the remaining four opportunities—automotive paint and supplies, interior and exterior painting services, a painting and siding project, and rebuilt-remanufactured air compressors—fall outside the paint or varnish remover category entirely. State and local buyers under this code are soliciting removal products or related supplies, but the recent opportunity set is dominated by general painting procurement and facility maintenance work that does not align with the remover classification.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic: the District of Columbia, Florida (City of Gainesville Regional Transit System and Orange County), and Wisconsin (City of Madison). The District of Columbia Department of Public Works' graffiti-removal paint solicitation (DOC844885, bid due September 4, 2026) was the only directly relevant opportunity in the block, posted with an expedited three-day response window. The City of Gainesville solicited automotive paint and supplies for its Regional Transit System on an as-needed basis (QRTSX2701, quote due June 22, 2026, two-year term from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2028), requiring vendor authorization as PPG or 3M distributors and five years of similar account experience. Orange County, Florida released a commercial interior and exterior painting services RFP (Y261008, responses due July 7, 2026) covering multiple county and city facilities. The code shows sparse and scattered activity; opportunities tagged here are predominantly general painting services and supplies procurement rather than remover products or services.