UNSPSC 55101506: Magazines

UNSPSC 55101506 Magazines is a Commodity code that encompasses the purchase of printed publications and related educational materials by state and local governments, though recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show limited activity directly aligned with magazine subscriptions or periodical purchases in the traditional sense. Instead, the opportunities posting under this code reflect a broader scope including curriculum workbooks, instructional guides, quick reference materials, and specialized training publications procured by school districts, state education agencies, and public libraries.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code are predominantly school districts—Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) and other K-12 systems appear frequently—alongside state education agencies such as the Texas Education Agency and Texas Health and Human Services Commission, public library systems (Brownsville, Texas and Washington County, Oregon), and specialized state departments (Oregon State Fire Marshal, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management). The recent opportunities reveal that most activity clusters in Florida and Texas, with secondary activity in Oregon, Michigan, and other states. Representative solicitations include Hillsborough County Public Schools' single-source procurements for Carnegie Learning math coaching materials and Brainspring Phonics First instructional curriculum (posted October 2026 with response windows through January–August 2026); the Texas Education Agency's RFP for PreK-12 Open Education Resources content sourcing and custom-built instructional materials (RFP 701-26-027, responses due November 13, 2026); and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's request for design, production, and printing of three recreational fishing and hunting magazines in both print and digital formats (RFQ 27006869, responses due August 31, 2026 with 15% minority business enterprise participation required). School districts also solicit curriculum adoptions for core subjects—Taylor School District (Michigan) requested K-12 science curriculum materials (ITB RFPTAY2600000027101, due October 15, 2026), and Tempe Elementary School District (Arizona) sought comprehensive ELA core curriculum for grades K-8 (RFP 270532, due October 27, 2026). Activity under the code reflects purchasing of instructional content, professional development materials, and specialized workbooks rather than consumer or employee magazine subscriptions.