UNSPSC 45101710: Industrial sign and label printer ink

Ink used in industrial printers to create the image on the label material

UNSPSC 45101710 Industrial sign and label printer ink is a Commodity code, though recent state and local activity under this code actually encompasses a much broader range of equipment, consumables, and services for digital print shops and sign production facilities. The School Board of Volusia County, Florida and the Rhode Island Department of Corrections have both solicited complete flatbed cutter and digital fabrication printer systems including computers, software, installation, training, and warranties — work that extends well beyond consumable inks into capital equipment and turn-key shop setup. The City of Philadelphia solicited replacement ribbons for a Fargo card lamination system, and the Atlanta Department of Transportation and Department of Watershed Management requested specialized printing and fulfillment services. State and local buyers under this code range from school districts and corrections departments to city procurement offices and transportation authorities, each operating in-house print shops or sign production facilities that need both equipment and ongoing consumable supply.

Solicitation activity concentrates in Florida, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. Representative recent opportunities include the Volusia County School Board's ITB20259048EK (cancelled in August 2025 and reissued after specification review) for a complete Apex 2516 Pro flatbed cutter system with computer, software, training, and one-year warranty, with six bidders including B&C Graphics LLC, Bluum USA, Inc., Concourse Tech Inc., Dorado Graphix LLC, Mac Papers, LLC, and Ricoh USA, Inc.; the Rhode Island Department of Corrections' RFQ27006902 posted August 11, 2026, with quotations due September 7, 2026, for a high-resolution digital fabrication printer with nesting software, related shop equipment (laminators, cutters, laser and vinyl cutters), consumables, installation, two-year technical support, and 15% MBE participation requirement; the City of Philadelphia's IFB B2727623 for replacement ribbons for Fargo lamination equipment due August 5, 2026; and the Atlanta Department of Transportation and Watershed Management's IFB/GS/DWM/ATLDOT/2607-1270006 for high-volume specialized printing, mailing, and fulfillment services due August 5, 2026.