UNSPSC 31211904: Paint brushes

UNSPSC 31211904 Paint brushes (Commodity) covers supplies procurement in state and local painting operations, though recent opportunities tagged under this code reveal a significant scope mismatch: the active work being solicited includes full-service paint and painting-supplies contracts spanning industrial coatings, architectural finishes, transit fleet maintenance, and facility painting services, where paint brushes appear as line items within comprehensive paint-and-supplies agreements rather than standalone brush procurement. School districts, cities, transit authorities, and county departments drive activity. San Antonio Independent School District has posted multiple continuous, open-ended general maintenance RFPs (most recently July 16, 2026, with response due August 15, 2026) that include painting supplies and repairs; the City of Fort Worth issued RFP 26-0224 on July 8, 2026 (responses due August 6, 2026) seeking paint and paint supplies on an as-needed basis with a 30 percent small business participation goal; the City of Charlotte solicited bus paint, coatings, and related materials including brushes and application tools (deadline June 8, 2026) as a transit-fleet line-item procurement; and Mt. San Antonio Community College District released a prequalification notice (July 8, 2026, prequalification deadline July 1, 2026) for an exterior paint project on four connected buildings with prevailing wage and Community Workforce Agreement requirements. The City of Gainesville Regional Transit System procured automotive paint and supplies (deadline June 22, 2026) requiring PPG authorization and five-year vendor experience.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (San Antonio, Fort Worth, Donna ISD), Florida (Orange County, City of Gainesville, Broward County, Pembroke Pines), and California (Mt. San Antonio Community College), with additional recent work in Wisconsin (City of Madison—Karabis Apartments painting and siding project, July 17, 2026 bid deadline), Texas (City of Austin citywide painting services RFP 5000 RBB3004, June 18, 2026), and Ohio (Cuyahoga County Department of Public Works paint and supplies RFP, April 27, 2026). The code shows no recent opportunities for paint-brush-only procurement; all identified solicitations bundle brushes within multi-product paint-and-supplies or full painting-service contracts, signaling that standalone brush vendors will find limited direct activity under this Commodity code and should monitor broader paint-and-supplies Family codes (31211900 series) and painting service codes (72162000 series) for relevant opportunities.