UNSPSC 55101501: Charts or maps or atlases

UNSPSC 55101501 Charts or maps or atlases (Commodity) covers printed cartographic materials and reference maps that state and local governments purchase for operational, planning, and educational distribution. Recent solicitations show state transportation departments commissioning aeronautical charts for pilot distribution across multi-state and international audiences, and school cooperatives procuring classroom reference materials as part of broader educational-supply contracts. The work involves design, layout, printing, and delivery of finished cartographic products to government specifications, often with multi-year contract terms and renewal options.

State departments of transportation and school-district purchasing cooperatives dominate the recent activity under this code. The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission issued an RFP (due November 16, 2026) for cartographic design, layout, printing, and delivery of Missouri Aeronautical Charts under a three-year base contract with two one-year renewal options, with proposals required in electronic format. The Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, representing school districts across Texas, issued an RFP for classroom furniture and supplies that includes cartographic reference materials within a broader catalog-discount procurement valued at $21,568,516 across a two-year term ending June 18, 2028. Geographic activity centers on Texas and Missouri; the aeronautical-chart solicitation explicitly names distribution to pilots in other states and countries, indicating potential for work tied to multistate or national reference standards.