UNSPSC 44102606: Typewriter ribbon

UNSPSC 44102606 Typewriter ribbon, a Commodity code, describes office supply consumables that state and local governments purchase for operational use and, in this case, resale through institutional canteens. The recent solicitation activity shows that typewriter ribbons and related typewriter supplies are being procured as part of broader office equipment and consumable packages rather than as standalone line items. State and local issuing bodies under this code include correctional departments and other institutional agencies that stock canteens or maintain office equipment inventories. The Missouri Department of Corrections represents the primary recent buyer, soliciting typewriter supplies as a subset of a larger electronic items and consumables package for resale to offenders across multiple facilities.

The code shows recent activity concentrated in Missouri, where the Missouri Department of Corrections posted an IFB (Invitation for Bid) on January 27, 2026, with a response deadline of February 24, 2026, for electronic items intended for resale in offender canteens across nineteen correctional institutions. The solicitation encompasses 36 to 39 line items including typewriters and typewriter supplies alongside fans, lamps, calculators, hair dryers, portable audio equipment, headphones, alarm clocks, and watches, with an estimated annual budget of $441,538. The contract is a blanket purchase agreement with a one-year initial term and three optional one-year renewals. Bids are evaluated on a lowest-responsive-and-best-value basis with preference points available for Buy American compliance, service-disabled veteran business enterprises, and organizations for the blind or sheltered workshops. All items must carry a minimum 90-day replacement warranty and be priced as firm and fixed FOB Destination with freight prepaid.