UNSPSC 56121004: Card catalog units

UNSPSC 56121004 Card catalog units, a Commodity code, covers library and school furnishings that state and local governments are currently procuring—most recently book returns with carts, library specialty furniture, classroom desks and chairs, cafeteria serving-line design elements, and administrative office furnishings. The issuing-body mix spans school districts (both individual and cooperative purchasing groups), county governments, municipal libraries, and special districts. School districts dominate the recent activity, including Polk County, Marion County, and Northside Independent School District in Florida and Texas, Columbia County and Cherokee County school systems in Georgia, and Donna Independent School District in Texas. County-level buys include Hillsborough County, Florida, for book returns and park furnishings, and a multi-county cooperative sourcing through Sourcewell on behalf of Washington-state jurisdictions. Municipalities appear less frequently but include the City of Dodgeville, Wisconsin (library build-out) and the City of San Antonio (library specialty furniture). The work solicited ranges from standardized, catalog-sourced items (student desks, chairs, tables, storage units) shipped on as-needed or term-contract bases, to custom fabrication (library catalog stands and shelving). Most opportunities specify delivery to school warehouses, central district facilities, or individual school sites, with FOB Destination pricing and inside delivery included.

Recent activity clusters in Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Wisconsin. Hillsborough County, Florida posted two opportunities within the past five months—an ITB for 50 Kingsley book returns (due July 24, 2026; estimated value $171,080) and an ITB for transit benches, tables, and grills for parks (due March 13, 2026; $325,141 plus $25,000 allowance). Polk County and Marion County school systems in Florida both issued furniture contracts in February and March 2026. In Georgia, Columbia County schools (RFP for approximately 9,529 items across four schools, due April 13, 2026) and Cherokee County schools (interior design for cafeteria serving lines via cooperative procurement, due May 7, 2026) solicited furniture and design services. Texas activity includes Northside Independent School District (IFB 2026-051 for administrative, library, and miscellaneous furniture, due April 8, 2026), Donna Independent School District (RFP for library books and supplies catalog bid, due April 8, 2026), and the City of San Antonio (RFCSP 26-068 for library specialty furniture and design services, pre-bid May 4, 2026). Wisconsin appears with the City of Dodgeville's three-bid-package solicitation for custom casegoods, shelving, and FFE for a new library building (bids due February 19, 2026). A multi-state cooperative vehicle, Sourcewell's RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment (due June 16, 2026), spans Washington counties and broader U.S. jurisdictions but does not clearly align with card catalog furnishings and should be monitored for scope fit.