UNSPSC 57040100: Educational kits

This class includes IT equipment related to emergency contexts (computers, servers, printers, and computer hardware).

UNSPSC 57040100 Educational kits is a Class code under which state and local governments procure curriculum-aligned learning materials and equipment packages for K-12 and early-learning environments. Recent solicitations show school districts, intermediate school districts, and early-learning coalitions buying hands-on STEM kits, age-appropriate learning bundles, CNC machinery with integrated training, AP subject-specific core materials, welding equipment packages, and food-service supplies paired with instructional components. The code encompasses both standalone kits (such as AASHTO STEM Modules) and integrated solutions combining hardware, software, training, and ongoing support.

School districts dominate the buyer base, with independent school districts in Texas (Katy ISD, Northside ISD, Los Fresnos CISD, Amarillo ISD, Pasadena ISD) and Michigan (Ingham ISD), plus community colleges and regional entities (Collin College, Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Brevard Early Learning Coalition) posting multiple RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs in the past three months. Texas generates the heaviest recent activity. Geographic spread extends to Florida (FDOT, Brevard County), Connecticut (New London Board of Education, Meriden Public Schools), and Oregon (CTE Revitalization Grant). Katy ISD issued RFP 2428KD-A on July 10, 2026, with a response deadline of May 29, 2026 (note: deadline appears to precede posting date in source), soliciting comprehensive instructional materials, supplies, and equipment across English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Special Education, ESL, and miscellaneous items including 3D printers and robotics, with a multi-year term through October 2030 and evaluation weighting purchase price at 30 percent. Ingham ISD posted back-to-back RFPs in early June 2026 for CNC knee milling machines (three units, 9 x 49 inch table, MillPWR G2 controller) with delivery and comprehensive training required by June 19, 2026. The Early Learning Coalition of Brevard County issued RFP 06996 on January 30, 2026, for design and production of up to 5,000 STEAM learning kits for early-learning centers, with a budget cap of $300,000 and March 2, 2026 response deadline. Collin College and Collin County Community College District each solicited three-year contracts for welding materials and supplies (FY2024-ITB-020 and FY2024-ITB-024) with approximately $400,000 annual volumes, featuring multi-vendor awards and evaluation weighted toward purchase price (35 points) and quality (15 points). Cooperative purchasing vehicles (Region 7 ICAT2223 and ICAT2426) with estimated expenditures of $13.4 million and $10.4 million respectively show strong aggregated demand for catalog discount agreements covering instructional supplies distributed to dozens of member districts. The code remains actively solicited across multiple issuing bodies with procurement cycles concentrated in spring and early summer.