UNSPSC 52101504: Cotton rugs

UNSPSC 52101504 Cotton rugs (Commodity) covers carpet tile, roll carpet, and carpet installation services for government facilities, with state and local procurement spanning cities, counties, school districts, and special-purpose authorities. Recent solicitations show procurement bodies acquiring modular carpet tile and roll carpet for offices, courtrooms, training rooms, meeting spaces, and public facilities, often bundled with removal, floor preparation, and labor. Installation services represent a material component of most opportunities, and fire-code compliance, warranty terms, and product specifications (aesthetic finishes, durability ratings, moisture resistance) drive scope definition. Issuing bodies include municipal procurement offices (Columbus, San Antonio, Philadelphia, Meriden), county courts (Butte County Superior Court), school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Seminole County), and specialized authorities (Georgia World Congress Center Authority); Hillsborough County Public Schools and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority each appear as repeat buyers across the recent block. Set-asides vary by jurisdiction—Meriden mandates 25 percent for certified Small Businesses plus 6.25 percent for minority-, women-, and disabled-owned businesses; Hillsborough County encourages SBE, MBE, WBE, and DVBE participation; Butte County Superior Court applies a 3 percent DVBE preference.

Recent activity spans Georgia (Columbus, Georgia World Congress Center Authority), California (Butte County Superior Court), Texas (San Antonio), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Seminole County School Board), Connecticut (Meriden), Wisconsin (Madison), and Pennsylvania (Philadelphia). Representative recent opportunities include Columbus Consolidated Government's RFB No. 27-0015 for roll carpet, tile carpet, and installation services across city and county facilities due November 18, 2026, with local-vendor preference and a two-year contract term plus three one-year renewal options; the City of San Antonio's bid for carpet purchase and installation at the Frank Wing Building due October 28, 2026, featuring a pre-bid conference on October 21 and optional site visit; Hillsborough County Public Schools' ITB 26190-MST for seven flooring categories including 22,300 square yards of standard carpet tile and 1,000 square yards of high-moisture carpet tile with an August 6, 2026 due date (now closed); and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority's IFB for approximately 41,913 square feet of carpet tile installation across fourteen meeting rooms due August 3, 2026, with mandatory pre-bid site visit and strict communication restrictions in effect.