UNSPSC 44102307: Collators

UNSPSC 44102307 Collators is a Commodity code covering the supply, installation, and maintenance of collating systems for high-volume document and booklet production. State and local governments use collators for internal print operations, typically replacing aging equipment or expanding existing finishing capabilities. The City of Phoenix Finance Department's recent procurement exemplifies the scope: a sealed bid for an air-fed vertical collating system capable of NCR collating, saddle stitching, folding, stacking, and trimming at speeds up to 9,000 sets per hour. The work includes not just equipment procurement but also delivery, installation, full operational readiness, staff training, and long-term maintenance with firm-fixed pricing for two years and annual escalation provisions thereafter. Issuing bodies under this code are primarily municipal finance and administrative departments managing centralized print shops; the activity is driven by equipment replacement cycles and deferred-maintenance backlog rather than by sustained new demand.

Arizona represents the geographic focus of recent activity in this dataset, with Phoenix Finance Department's IFB 270411 posted September 23, 2026, and due September 18, 2026. The City of Phoenix sought a five-year primary term with five optional one-year extensions, full-service maintenance including parts and labor during standard business hours with a two-hour callback requirement, and local parts availability within 48 hours. Vendors must demonstrate a minimum of five years in business providing similar goods or services. The procurement carried DBE-N compliance requirements under 49 CFR Part 26 and referenced the City of Phoenix Aviation Department's supplemental nondiscrimination terms tied to FAA grant assurances. A non-mandatory pre-offer conference was held September 1, 2026, via WebEx, with written inquiries due by September 4, 2026.