UNSPSC 44121706: Wooden pencils

UNSPSC 44121706 Wooden pencils is a Commodity code for writing instruments and promotional items that state and local governments procure for educational, transit, and office use. Recent solicitations show wooden pencils are purchased as standalone items within broader educational and office-supply contracts, as well as bundled with other promotional merchandise for transit agencies and school districts. The scope spans traditional classroom pencils, colored pencils, and specialty pencils with custom imprinting for branding purposes. Issuing bodies include school districts, transit authorities, and other local government agencies; school districts represent the largest buyer category for instructional supplies under this code, while transit authorities procure pencils as part of mixed promotional-item bundles.

Activity under the code concentrates in the Midwest, with recent opportunities in Illinois and Washington. The Agency for Community Transit (ACT) in Pontoon Beach, Illinois posted an IFB for promotional items (ITQ22600140) with a response deadline of August 7, 2026, requiring approximately 4,500 units of mixed promotional goods including pencils with custom imprinting and delivery by September 1, 2026. Washington County School District posted an IFB (WCSDSG002) with a response deadline of June 22, 2026 for instructional and paper supplies covering colored pencils, crayons, markers, and related classroom materials, with the contract term running through January 18, 2027 and multiple awards anticipated based on cost and freight considerations.