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 shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal scope. The recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code do not involve foam applicators or foam application services. Instead, the opportunities center on art supplies (paper, markers, crayons, paints, brushes, clay), art equipment, painting services for buildings and infrastructure, and prison commissary goods. One solicitation (Collier County aerial painting services) involves protective coatings for water and wastewater infrastructure; another (Madison Community Development Authority) covers exterior painting and siding for residential apartments. A third covers bulk art paper for school districts. These procurements span school districts, county governments, and municipal authorities, but the actual goods and services being bought do not align with foam application technology or consumables. The code appears to be misapplied to these opportunities by the issuing bodies.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Florida (Seminole County school district art paper), Texas (Dallas ISD water treatment, Fort Bend ISD art supplies, Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative paint supplies, Northside ISD art supplies, Coleman County Purchasing Agency serving 35 Georgia school systems), Georgia (CPA cooperative purchasing for paper and art supplies), Wisconsin (Madison Community Development Authority painting project), and national-scope activity (Texas Comptroller statewide procurement for prison commissary goods). School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with cooperative purchasing vehicles also active. Representative recent solicitations include Seminole County ITB 19200044BLL for art paper (response due October 1, 2019), Fort Bend ISD RFP 27004KB for art supplies and equipment (response due September 25, 2026), Coleman County Purchasing Agency cooperative bid 2027-008 for art supplies across 35 Georgia school systems (response due September 15, 2026), and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative catalog discount bid PAINT2628 for paint and painting supplies with estimated value of $10.3 million over two years (response due September 29, 2026).