UNSPSC 60102501: Addition activity or resource books

UNSPSC 60102501 Addition activity or resource books is a Commodity code covering printed educational reference guides, textbooks, workbooks, and literacy materials that state and local governments procure for classroom instruction, professional development, and student skill-building. State and local buyers under this code acquire quick reference guides for teacher professional learning, classroom textbooks and workbooks aligned with reading science and curriculum standards, family literacy resource collections, and instructional materials covering mathematics, English language, and life skills. School districts are the dominant issuing bodies, supplemented by state departments of education and correctional departments; purchases range from small replenishment orders to statewide coordinated distributions serving hundreds of thousands of students.

Recent activity spans Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, and Michigan. The School Board of Seminole County, Florida posted a sole-source notice (Solicitation 25260086SVG, response deadline February 23, 2026) for four ISTE+ASCD Quick Reference Guides covering differentiated instruction, special education, executive function, and transformational learning, budgeted at approximately $15,000 annually. The Illinois Department of Corrections issued a Basic Ordering Agreement solicitation (27426DOCCENTOB53296, due August 31, 2026) for educational textbooks and workbooks totaling 708 units under $50,000 through June 30, 2027, delivered to Springfield. The Kentucky Department of Education released a competitive RFP (RFP 540 2700000005, due August 27, 2026) for design, production, packaging, and distribution of comprehensive family literacy resources—decodable books, knowledge-building books, manipulatives, and instructional guides—serving approximately 200,000 kindergarten through Grade 3 students statewide; pricing required on a per-student basis, with contract term November 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028 and optional two-year renewal. Chippewa Valley Schools in Michigan posted an invitation to bid (ITB 1.2627, due June 24, 2026) for district-wide textbooks and instructional software across 18 buildings, including Reading Mastery, LANGUAGE! Live 2.0, and Connecting Math Concepts, with 2,651 line items and August 2026 delivery.