UNSPSC 44122015: File backers

UNSPSC 44122015 File backers is a Commodity code that captures file folders, binders, and related organizational supplies that state and local governments purchase for classroom and office use. School districts are the primary buyers under this code, procuring file backers as part of larger classroom and office supplies packages to support administrative and instructional operations. The work involves supplying packaged goods to centralized warehouse facilities on firm pricing, with bidders required to meet packaging specifications and labeling requirements and to maintain price stability throughout the contract period. Vendors must also handle compliance with insurance, background screening, debarment, and drug-free workplace certification requirements typical of school district procurement.

Pinellas County Schools in Largo, Florida has driven recent activity under the code. In April 2026, the District issued an ITB for classroom and office supplies (solicitation 26HO014) with approximately $330,000 in estimated annual value, due April 30, 2026. The procurement encompasses 104 line items across two categories—36 classroom paper supplies items (including chart pads, composition books, envelopes, file folders, index cards, labels, and legal pads) and 68 office supplies items (including binders, clips, markers, pens, pencils, rulers, staplers, and tape dispensers)—with annual quantities ranging from 50 to 6,000 units per item. All deliveries go to the Walter Pownall Service Center in Largo, within ten calendar days of order receipt. The District evaluates aggregate, section, or line-item awards at its discretion, applies a 5 percent Florida business preference when the lowest bid is from an out-of-state supplier whose state does not grant reciprocal preferences, requires General Liability Insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, and permits contract renewal for two additional one-year periods with price escalation limited to the prior year's CPI-U change.