UNSPSC 47121804: Cleaning pails or buckets

UNSPSC 47121804 Cleaning pails or buckets, a Commodity code, covers plastic and metal pails, buckets, and similar rigid containers used for cleaning operations that state and local governments procure as consumable supplies for janitorial and facility maintenance programs. Recent solicitations show this code sits within broader custodial-supply frameworks, where pails and buckets are bundled with mops, brushes, chemical cleaners, and other operational supplies sourced through standing contracts or catalog-discount arrangements. County and municipal public-safety operations, regional educational purchasing cooperatives, and transit authorities solicit these items on an as-needed basis under fixed-price supply agreements, typically requiring new merchandise in original packaging and delivery within five to ten days of purchase-order receipt. Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners managing fire-rescue and facility operations, regional purchasing cooperatives serving school districts and member entities across multi-county areas, and transit authorities. Fire rescue departments and public-safety facilities with extended operating hours drive regular demand as high-volume end users; Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas has posted multiple custodial-supply solicitations over the past two years, indicating repeat procurement activity at the cooperative level.

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas dominate recent activity under this code. Hillsborough County issued ITB2600319 for janitorial and operational supplies for 47 fire stations with an estimated contract value of $765,679.84, due July 24, 2026, requiring backorder and chain-of-custody capabilities plus delivery to Tampa. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative issued RFP CUS2628 for a two-year custodial-supplies catalog discount agreement with estimated expenditures of $12,638,478.00, due May 26, 2026, serving multiple member organizations across Texas. The code shows activity concentrated in Florida and Texas, with Texas regional purchasing cooperatives demonstrating repeat solicitation cycles annually or biennially for custodial-supply catalogs that include commodity-level items such as pails and buckets.