UNSPSC 60102906: Overhead bills

UNSPSC 60102906 Overhead bills, a Commodity code, describes instructional materials and educational content resources that state and local school systems, higher-education institutions, and educational service providers procure for classroom delivery. The code captures textbooks, curriculum guides, digital learning platforms, supplementary instructional materials, and associated teacher support resources across K-12 and postsecondary settings. Recent solicitations show school districts and state education agencies purchasing comprehensive curriculum adoptions (textbooks and digital platforms for ELA, mathematics, and foreign language), open educational resources (OER) for core and supplemental instruction, specialized instructional materials for career and technical education (nursing, clinical programs), visual and performing arts consumables and equipment, assessment materials, and quick-reference guides and professional development resources for educators. The issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts, county school systems, state departments of education, and public higher-education institutions, with repeat activity from Texas Education Agency, school districts across Texas (Katy ISD, Dallas ISD, Gwinnett County Schools in Georgia), and Florida school boards. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and Maryland, with Texas showing the heaviest recent procurement volume across state agency and district-level solicitations.

Representative recent opportunities include Texas Education Agency's October 2026 RFP for PreK-12 Open Education Resources (sourcing, licensing, and custom development of OER content across social studies and Spanish instruction, with Tier 1 quality standards and work-for-hire ownership, proposals due November 13, 2026); Tempe Elementary School District's October 2026 RFP for K-8 English Language Arts core curriculum adoption (comprehensive textbooks, digital resources, and supplemental materials aligned to Arizona Reading Science and ELA standards, requiring ESSA evidence-based ratings, proposals due October 27, 2026); Katy Independent School District's May 2026 RFP for teaching and instructional materials spanning ELA, mathematics, science, special education, ESL, and arts (three-year term with annual renewal options through October 2030); Dallas Independent School District's August 2026 RFP for visual and performing arts instructional materials and services with a 30 percent small-business participation aspirational goal (band, choir, orchestra, theatre, consumables, technical equipment, and white-glove delivery services, three-year term plus two one-year renewals); and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's February 2026 RFP for open educational resources nursing textbook development (Pathophysiology and Pediatric Nursing with NCLEX-RN test preparation, building on prior O.N.E. Project that generated $400,000 in student savings). Set-asides and preferences vary by issuing body—Texas entities frequently apply VetHUB service-disabled veteran goals, small-business enterprise aspirations, and DBE/MBE participation targets; pricing is typically deliverable-based or discount-from-list with firm terms across multi-year initial contract periods and optional renewals.