UNSPSC 44121716: Highlighters

UNSPSC 44121716 Highlighters is a Commodity-tier code that nominally covers marking and highlighting instruments, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show a mismatch with the category name. The Cooperative Purchasing Agency (CPA), a Georgia-based non-profit cooperative serving 35 school systems, posted a bid for office and desktop supplies under Bid 2027-006 that includes writing instruments and markers among approximately 150+ line items spanning receipt books, envelopes, file folders, fasteners, binders, and storage solutions—a broad office-supply procurement that only partially aligns with highlighters as a distinct product. A second opportunity attributed to this code, a City of Valdosta IFB for a compact tracked utility loader with stump grinder and attachments, is entirely unrelated to the code's nominal scope. The code shows minimal focused activity on highlighters specifically; recent procurement activity appears to be office-supply bundles rather than highlighter products in isolation.

CPA dominates the visible activity under this code, soliciting supplies for 35 school systems across Georgia with a contract period running January 1 through December 31, 2027 and bids due September 29, 2026 at 8:45 a.m. Physical samples are mandatory for most items unless the vendor proposes a currently carried or previously approved brand. Pricing must be quoted F.O.B. destination (CPA Warehouse, Cleveland, Georgia) with all delivery charges included; Net 30 payment terms apply after purchase order completion. CPA reserves the right to award items individually or in combination based on vendor relations, past performance, service, warranty, customer feedback, and product performance—lowest price is not the sole criterion. Bids may be submitted electronically to bids@cpa4schools.com or by mail to PO Box 217, Cleveland, Georgia 30528 (USPS only). New vendors must submit W-9 forms and three references if applicable.