UNSPSC 52101506: Braided rugs

UNSPSC 52101506 Braided rugs (Commodity) covers carpet tile and resilient flooring installation and removal services for state and local facilities, not braided rugs as the code name suggests. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying carpet and vinyl tile removal, subfloor preparation, and installation of specified manufacturer products—primarily Shaw, Kinetex, and Mannington brands—across school buildings, higher-education facilities, convention centers, and affordable housing. Work typically includes demolition and disposal of existing flooring, surface treatment or skim coating, adhesive application, cove base installation, and maintenance of job-site dumpsters. Georgia World Congress Center Authority, school districts in Georgia, Florida, Michigan, and Connecticut, the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, and the City of Madison have all issued recent solicitations under this code. The issuing-body mix spans state university systems, county and city school districts, municipal facilities authorities, and housing authorities—a diverse group of institutional and government property owners handling routine facility maintenance.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Representative opportunities include Georgia World Congress Center Authority's Building C Meeting Room Carpet Replacement Phase IV (IFB, bids due August 3, 2026, approximately 41,913 square feet of Shaw carpet tile with mandatory pre-bid on July 20, 2026); City of Meriden's Platt High School media center flooring replacement (IFB, bids due June 3, 2026, 5,630 square feet of Mannington Quadrant Collection carpet tile with 25 percent Small Business and 6.25 percent Minority/Women/Disabled-owned Business set-asides); Community Development Authority of City of Madison's Karabis Apartments carpet replacement (RFB, bids due July 17, 2026, 2,800 square feet of commercial-grade 24"×24" carpet tile, Davis-Bacon wage-compliant); and Atlanta Public Schools' district-wide carpet and flooring installation services (IFB, bids due March 18, 2026, per-square-foot pricing for broadloom, tile, VCT, rubber, LVT, and cove base across multiple school facilities). Mandatory pre-bid site visits are standard; bid bonds typically run 5 to 10 percent of bid amount, with performance and payment bonds required at 100 percent of contract price upon award. Work is lump-sum, fixed-price with liquidated damages ranging from $250 to $500 per day for delays.