UNSPSC 55111506: Electronic magazines

UNSPSC 55111506 Electronic magazines, a Commodity code, encompasses design, production, printing, and delivery of print and digital magazine publications procured by state and local governments. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing magazines for educational content delivery, recreational and conservation material distribution, and visitor marketing. The Texas Education Agency's October 2026 RFP seeks Open Education Resources content sourcing, licensing, and custom development for PreK-12 Social Studies materials; the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's August 2026 RFQ solicits design, layout, production, and printing of three fishing and hunting magazines across five years in both print and digital formats. Work under this code ranges from sourcing and licensing existing educational content to full turnkey publication services including design, editorial content, advertising sales, photography, printing, binding, packaging, and distribution. Issuing bodies include state education and natural-resource departments, cities, and county governments; school districts and library systems occasionally procure materials under adjacent codes but do not appear in recent electronic magazines opportunities.

Activity under the code appears concentrated in Texas and the Northeast. The Texas Education Agency RFP (70126027, response due November 13, 2026) and the City of Brownsville's August 2026 library materials RFP represent Texas activity; the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's RFQ (RFQ27006869, response due September 11, 2026) and Collier County Board of County Commissioners' June 2026 Tourism Visitor Guide RFP (268664) span the Southeast and broader regions. The Rhode Island solicitation requires 15% minority business enterprise participation and mandates both print and digital editions (PDF, page-flipper, web, and app formats) across a five-year term. Collier County's tourism guide RFP emphasizes ten years of successful experience producing high-end lifestyle and travel publications, offers local vendor preference (10 points) for Collier or Lee County vendors, and caps advertising at 40% of publication content. Recent opportunities show multi-year contract terms (three to five years) and bundled scope combining content creation with production and distribution services.