UNSPSC 45101518: Printing plate press

A machine that transfers the stains like ink and others on to the paper, cloth, leather, plastic and others by applying the pressure. It has the structure of upper and lower plates, temperature adjusting equipment and others.

UNSPSC 45101518 Printing plate press, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement activity around commercial printing services including dynamic laser printing, document composition, insertion, mail finishing, and color and monochrome printing. The code is solicited by municipal governments seeking comprehensive printing and mailing operations for high-volume administrative output. The City of Madison, Wisconsin's 2026 RFP exemplifies the scope: the city required qualified vendors to handle approximately 580,000 weekly pieces for the Madison Water Utility and 127,000 monthly pieces for tax billing, delinquency notices, and reminder correspondence from the Finance Department, along with envelope storage and mail-finishing capabilities. Vendors compete primarily on technical qualifications—project overview experience, project-specific execution capacity, and submission quality—balanced against cost and local-vendor preference factors. Insurance requirements are substantial, including general liability up to $1,000,000 per occurrence, workers' compensation, automobile liability up to $1,000,000, environmental impairment liability up to $2,000,000, and umbrella coverage up to $2,000,000. Contractors with 15 or more employees and $50,000 or more in annual aggregate business must submit an Affirmative Action Plan within 30 days of contract award.

The City of Madison, Wisconsin issued the primary recent opportunity under this code—solicitation 1500802026, an RFP for city-wide printing and mailing services posted March 3, 2026 with a proposal deadline of April 3, 2026. The initial contract term spans two years with options to renew for three additional one-year terms. Questions closed March 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM Central Time with answers posted by March 20, 2026. No incumbent vendor, specific budget, or award value was disclosed in the RFP documentation.