UNSPSC 31211919: Foam applicator

Mini-molded handles with foam mitt used to apply chalk, ink, paint or adhesive

UNSPSC 31211919 Foam applicator is a Commodity code that maps inconsistently to recent state and local procurement activity. The nominal scope — foam application tools — does not align with the solicitations tagged under this code in the source. Recent opportunities under 31211919 center instead on bulk art supplies and materials (brushes, paints, papers, markers, clay, chalk, charcoal, watercolors, tempera, acrylic, ceramics, and related craft goods) procured for school districts, parks departments, and state correctional facilities. The mismatch suggests either a data-classification error in the posting system or a broad catch-all application of the code to art-supply procurement that deviates from its intended definition.

Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Northside ISD in Texas, Seminole County and Polk County and Marion County in Florida, Donna ISD in Texas), county and municipal departments (Community Development Authority of Madison, Wisconsin; Columbus Consolidated Government Parks and Recreation), and state procurement on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Representative recent opportunities include Polk County Schools' April 2026 ITB for 157 line items of art materials (due April 21, 2026), Marion County Schools' January 2026 term contract for approximately 215 line items of art supplies including brushes and paints (due January 14, 2026), and Northside ISD's July 2026 IFB for districtwide art supplies and equipment (due July 30, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, and Wisconsin, with the largest volume appearing in Florida school-district procurement. The breadth of the issuing-body mix — school districts across multiple states, parks departments, state corrections purchasing, and municipal housing authorities — suggests sustained demand for art supplies across educational and recreational programs, though the code's nominal scope remains poorly reflected in actual procurement patterns.