UNSPSC 31211802: Paint or varnish strippers

UNSPSC 31211802 Paint or varnish strippers, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity tied directly to chemical paint removers themselves. The recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect instead a broader portfolio of paint-related maintenance and fleet services where stripper products may play a peripheral or unstated role. State and local governments soliciting under this code span municipal public works departments, transit authorities, county facilities management, and community development authorities. The District of Columbia Department of Public Works posted an expedited three-day IFB in early September 2026 for paint, painting tools, and painting supplies for graffiti removal; the City of Gainesville Regional Transit System solicited automotive paint and supplies for fleet maintenance on an as-needed basis with a two-year term beginning October 1, 2026; and Orange County, Florida issued an RFP for commercial interior and exterior painting services covering multiple county and municipal facilities, with responses due July 7, 2026.

Recent activity clusters in Florida and the District of Columbia, with secondary activity in Wisconsin. The City of Gainesville appears as a repeat buyer, issuing separate quotes for automotive paint and supplies (QRTSX2701) and rebuilt-remanufactured air compressors (QRTSX2703) within the same window. The Gainesville RFQ for automotive paint required bidders to be authorized resellers or distributors of PPG coatings or equivalent products, hold five years of account-service experience, carry $1 million public liability and $500,000 automobile liability insurance, and comply with E-Verify and Florida statutory affidavits; the contract ran two years with one optional one-year extension through a maximum five-year term. The Community Development Authority of the City of Madison, Wisconsin issued a Davis-Bacon Act–compliant RFB for the Karabis Apartments Painting and Siding Project (due July 17, 2026) covering exterior surface preparation, gutter and soffit replacement, fascia work, painting, and caulking with a two-month contract term. The code itself does not appear to anchor primary procurement intent; paint stripper products may emerge as line-item components within broader painting-service or graffiti-removal solicitations rather than as standalone purchases.