UNSPSC 56121506: Student desks

UNSPSC 56121506 Student desks, a Commodity code, covers student seating and classroom furniture that state and local school districts and educational institutions procure for K–12 and higher-education facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts and cooperative purchasing organizations buying individual student desks, classroom chairs in multiple styles (cantilever, task, stacking), teacher desks, activity tables, shelving, and integrated furniture packages for new or renovated learning spaces—often bundled with delivery, installation, and design consultation. Issuing bodies span independent school districts (Hillsborough County Schools in Florida, Jackson County School System in Georgia, Columbia County School District in Georgia, Cherokee County School District in Georgia, Greene County School District in Georgia), regional cooperatives serving multiple districts (Cooperative Purchasing Agency serving 35 Georgia school systems, Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas), and higher-education institutions (Christopher Newport University, University of Houston). School districts dominate the activity; many solicit through established cooperative purchasing vehicles to accelerate procurement and leverage bulk pricing, particularly when outfitting new facilities ahead of a school year opening.

Recent opportunities cluster heavily in Georgia and Florida. Hillsborough County Public Schools issued an ITQ on October 19, 2026 (response due April 10, 2026) for a 310-line-item Montessori supplies package including classroom furniture with firm pricing and a 15 percent markup cap; Jackson County School System posted an RFP on October 15, 2026 (due November 16, 2026) for furniture procurement at three schools; Pinellas County Schools, acting as lead agency for a nationwide cooperative contract, issued an RFP on September 28, 2026 (due January 5, 2026) for comprehensive school furniture across ten categories with an estimated $20 million value and a three-year initial term plus two optional one-year renewals; Columbia County School District solicited media shelving and music furniture through separate RFPs and ITBs (September and October 2026); Greene County School District used TIPS cooperative purchasing in September 2026 to acquire an estimated $50,255.63 furnishings package for a new agriculture lab. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas issued an RFP in June 2026 for classroom furniture and supplies on a catalog-discount model with an estimated $21.6 million aggregate value over two years. Cooperatives and multi-year renewable contracts appear frequently, reflecting district preference for standardized pricing and quick deployment. The source shows no recent activity unambiguously tied to this code outside school and higher-education settings.