UNSPSC 45131502: Black and white film

UNSPSC 45131502 Black and white film is a Commodity code with minimal recent activity aligned to its nominal scope. The two recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code—a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP for law enforcement equipment (May 2026) and a City of Dallas IFB for movie licenses (April 2026)—bear no relationship to black and white film stock or photographic materials. The law enforcement equipment solicitation seeks a broad contracting framework for thousands of governmental agencies, schools, and nonprofits across multiple states and Canada, while the Dallas aquatics procurement is for motion picture screening licenses for summer programming. Neither solicitation involves film stock, cameras, darkroom supplies, or photographic consumables typically associated with the code's name.

The mismatch between the code designation and the actual work being bought signals that this UNSPSC category sees little relevant procurement activity in the state and local market right now. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative, and the City of Dallas are the only issuing bodies appearing in the recent records, and neither procurement aligns with black and white film as a product class. Business development professionals evaluating this code should treat the recent opportunities as misclassified rather than representative of genuine demand for photographic film under 45131502.