UNSPSC 52141611: Washboard

A board with horizontal grooves used for washing. Originally made of wood, some washboards are now made of plastic.

UNSPSC 52141611 Washboard, a Commodity code, does not map to the recent state and local opportunities posted under its UNSPSC tag. The eight opportunities in the source dataset span commercial laundry equipment procurement (washers, dryers, natural gas dryers, fire gear washers and dryers), custodial supplies catalogs, appliance maintenance and repair services, and residential laundry station installation—none of which are washboards in the traditional sense. The code's nominal scope (hand-washing boards) bears no relation to the actual work state and local bodies are soliciting under this tag, suggesting a cataloging mismatch in the source system rather than active demand for washboards themselves.

State and local procurement activity tagged to this code reflects instead a pattern of commercial laundry equipment purchases by higher education systems (Texas A&M University System), state departments (Texas Military Department, California Department of General Services, Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services), municipalities (City of Decatur, Georgia), community colleges (Mt. Hood Community College), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas, Sourcewell in Minnesota). Issuing bodies span state agencies, educational institutions, and regional purchasing consortia. Representative opportunities include the Texas Military Department's IFB for three 120-pound natural gas dryers at Eagle Lake (due May 21, 2026), the California Department of General Services' RFB for BHC commercial washers and dryers under contract 586315/587625/588185 (due May 1, 2026), and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's RFP for custodial supplies with an estimated $12.6 million spend over two years (due May 26, 2026). Activity concentrates in Texas, California, Maine, and Minnesota, with scattered activity in Georgia and Oregon. The code shows no current market for washboards as a standalone product line.