UNSPSC 52101506: Braided rugs

UNSPSC 52101506 Braided rugs (Commodity) describes floor coverings and installation services that state and local governments are actually procuring as carpet tile, modular and roll carpet, and related base materials for interior flooring projects across public buildings, courthouses, schools, and facilities. Recent opportunities show that issuing bodies are soliciting carpet products (primarily commercial-grade carpet tile and roll carpet), installation labor, floor preparation, adhesive application, base materials, and demolition and disposal of existing flooring — not braided rugs in the decorative textile sense. The mix of recent buyers includes city and county consolidated governments (Columbus, Georgia; San Antonio, Texas), school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida; Seminole County Public Schools in Florida; City of Meriden school system in Connecticut), superior courts (Butte County, California), special-purpose districts (Georgia World Congress Center Authority), community development authorities (City of Madison, Wisconsin), and city procurement departments (Philadelphia). Work ranges from single-building projects (Frank Wing Building in San Antonio; Platt High School media center in Meriden) to district-wide flooring standardization (Kinetex product procurement across Seminole County schools) and large-scale multi-room installations (fourteen meeting rooms at Georgia World Congress Center).

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Southwest, with notable activity in Georgia, Florida, Texas, and California, supplemented by solicitations in Connecticut and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include Columbus Consolidated Government's RFB No. 27-0015 for roll carpet, tile carpet, and carpet base materials on an as-needed basis across city and county facilities (response due November 18, 2026); the City of San Antonio's bid for carpet purchase and installation at the Frank Wing Building (due October 28, 2026, with pre-bid conference October 21); Hillsborough County Public Schools' ITB 26190-MST for carpet tile, vinyl flooring, epoxy, and installation services across 235 schools (bids due August 6, 2026, with SBE certification encouraged); the Superior Court of California, County of Butte's IFB SP-2026-0023 for approximately 717 square feet of Tarkett Powerbond Hybrid carpet tile and rubber base installation at the North Butte County Courthouse (due September 15, 2026, with 3 percent DVBE preference); and the Community Development Authority of the City of Madison's RFB for carpet tile removal and installation at Karabis Apartments, a federally funded project subject to Davis-Bacon wage requirements (due July 17, 2026). Scope variations include fixed-price lump-sum bids, as-needed indefinite-quantity contracts with local-vendor preferences and price-escalation caps, and sole-source determinations for specific branded products. Public works projects often impose prevailing wage compliance, performance and payment bonds, and large insurance minimums ($1 million general liability and workers' compensation common).