UNSPSC 47130000: Cleaning and janitorial supplies

UNSPSC 47130000 Cleaning and janitorial supplies, a Family code, encompasses the purchase of paper products, cleaning chemicals, equipment, and related supplies that state and local governments acquire to maintain facilities across schools, correctional facilities, transit authorities, municipalities, and county operations. Recent solicitations show purchases ranging from modest single-location orders for brooms and paper towels to comprehensive multi-location supply contracts spanning dozens of school sites or correctional facilities, with vendors competing on pricing, delivery capability, and product compliance with environmental standards such as Green Seal certification and recycled-content mandates.

State purchasing bodies across the code span a diverse mix of issuing bodies—California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (repeat buyer posting more than a dozen quarterly regional paper-product RFQs), school districts (Fontana Unified, Westport Public Schools, West Hartford Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Northside Independent, St. Mary's County Public Schools, Howard County Public School System), cities (Milpitas, St. Petersburg, West Sacramento, Boston, Worcester, Phoenix), counties (Cook County, Williamson County, Maryland county jurisdictions), transit authorities (Jacksonville Transportation Authority, South Central Transit Authority), and special-purpose facilities (West Virginia University Athletics). Geographic activity concentrates heavily in California (driven by CDCR's persistent quarterly procurement cycle for correctional facilities, and school district activity in Orange County and San Bernardino County), Connecticut (multiple school district solicitations for custodial supplies and related services), Texas (school districts in San Antonio and Pasadena), Massachusetts (school districts and municipalities), and Florida (city and transit authority buys). Representative current opportunities include the City of Milpitas IFB 26-229 (due July 23, 2026) for five-category blanket purchase orders of MRO and custodial supplies across city operations with five-year terms and local-vendor preference; Fontana Unified School District Bid 26/27-0004 (due July 22, 2026) for 79 line items of custodial supplies and equipment across 45 school sites with mandatory 72-hour delivery and online ordering capability; and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's six-region FY 26-27 second-quarter RFQs for paper towels and toilet paper (all due July 10, 2026), each capped at $249,999.99 and restricted to California-certified small businesses. Cook County's janitorial supplies RFQ (due July 29, 2026) and the Rhode Island Department of Corrections' complete chemical cleaning manufacturing and distribution RFP (due May 27, 2026) illustrate the range of contract complexity—from commodity supply to full-service formulation and training. Pricing structures vary widely: some solicitations accept percentage discounts off list price with tiered options; others require firm unit pricing with F.O.B. Destination and freight prepaid; CDCR's correctional-facility supplies use all-or-none award on lowest-bid basis with restricted small-business set-asides. Contract terms commonly run one to three years with renewal options. Delivery performance—within 48 to 72 hours, or scheduled weekly or bi-weekly—is a frequent evaluation criterion. Compliance with state environmental standards (recycled-content minimums, Green Seal certification, EPA Safer Choice designation) and prevailing-wage or displaced-janitor rules in California jurisdictions create material specification and cost pressures. The code remains active across state and local procurement channels with steady quarterly or annual bid cycles, particularly in high-volume public institutions and multi-site school districts.