UNSPSC 41122700: Laboratory tapes and labels

UNSPSC 41122700 Laboratory tapes and labels is a Class code capturing adhesive and identification products that state and local governments procure for record-keeping, inventory management, and administrative operations. The actual buying under this code spans custom-printed file folders, expandable folders, year labels, numeric labels, color-coded labels, and related filing supplies—products essential to law enforcement agencies, municipal departments, and other jurisdictions managing high-volume document workflows. Issuing bodies include county sheriffs' offices, municipal departments, and water utilities; the County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner and City of Madison represent recent solicitors in this space. The work involves supplying standardized or custom-specified labeling and filing products on multi-year contracts, typically with volume commitments and delivery to multiple locations.

Recent activity centers on California and Wisconsin. The County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner posted IFB #060-3015801-MB in June 2026 for file folders and labels with delivery to the Coroner Division and OC Crime Lab, responding by March 26, 2026, under a three-year contract with two optional renewal years and a five percent local small-business and disabled-veteran preference. The City of Madison, Wisconsin issued an RFP for city-wide printing and mailing services in March 2026, due April 3, 2026, serving the Madison Water Utility (580,000 pieces printed weekly) and Finance Department (127,000 pieces monthly for tax bills and notices), with a two-year initial term and three optional one-year renewals. Neither solicitation disclosed a contract value. Both opportunities required compliance with general liability insurance ($1,000,000 per occurrence), and both awarded preference or scoring points to local or small-business vendors.