UNSPSC 44121506: Standard envelopes

UNSPSC 44121506 Standard envelopes is a Commodity code covering plain, printed, and custom envelope procurement by state agencies, cities, counties, and school districts. State and local governments buy standard stock envelopes (#4, #9, #10, #11) in bulk alongside specialty products—coin envelopes, window envelopes, booklet and catalog envelopes, and custom-printed variants with return addresses, permits, clasps, and colored ink. Recent solicitations range from high-volume statewide contracts supplying all agencies (estimated $400,000 annually for Idaho; $14.7 million over two years for California) to focused departmental procurements for election materials and school supplies. Most issuing bodies treat envelopes as indefinite-quantity, indefinite-delivery agreements with firm pricing for 12 to 60 months, minimum order requirements (often one case or one pallet), and delivery windows of 7 to 15 calendar days. Environmental compliance—30% post-consumer recycled content and Forest Stewardship Council or Sustainable Forest Initiative certification—is mandatory in California and increasingly common elsewhere. Small Business Enterprise, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise, and local-vendor preferences appear across jurisdictions.

The code sees active solicitation in California, Idaho, Arizona, and Texas. The California Department of General Services issued IFB 0000039469 (due July 31, 2026) for a mandatory statewide contract covering 146 line items and estimated $14.7 million; the California Department of Motor Vehicles solicited IFB 26-060 (due June 5, 2026) for 50.7 million printed #10 envelopes at $1.074 million over 12 months. The Idaho Division of Purchasing is conducting ITB 1412 (response due October 28, 2026) for statewide envelope supply across multiple schedules, with an anticipated $400,000 annual spend. The City of Phoenix issued IFB260336 for a five-year envelope supply agreement (due September 1, 2026, commencing November 1, 2026) under DBE-N requirements. The County of Orange, Registrar of Voters, solicited IFB 031-3058202-CM for 102 line items of plain, printed, and custom envelopes (due May 11, 2026). School districts consolidate envelope purchases within broader printing-supply contracts—Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) requested sealed bids for printing supplies and related services (due July 30, 2026) consolidating two expiring agreements.