UNSPSC 60104405: Fossil models

UNSPSC 60104405 Fossil models (Commodity) encompasses educational display and demonstration products—including anatomical models, 3-dimensional teaching aids, contraceptive demonstration tools, sensory and therapeutic products, and STEM curriculum kits—that state and local education agencies, health departments, and special districts procure for classroom, clinical, and public health settings. Recent solicitations show school districts and county education systems dominating the buyer mix, along with state health departments and regional purchasing consortia. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 in Arizona (acting on behalf of a multi-jurisdictional SAVE consortium), and Rockland County in New York have all posted procurements for educational and therapeutic products under this code in the past four months. These buyers seek comprehensive catalogs of teaching materials—from Montessori classroom supplies and STEM kits to sensory room products and specialized demonstration tools—typically structured as catalog discount agreements or fixed-unit-price supply contracts with one-year terms and renewal options.

Activity concentrates in Florida, Arizona, Illinois, New York, and Oregon, with recent opportunities spanning school districts, counties, a state health department, and a state fire marshal's office. Hillsborough County Public Schools issued an Invitation to Quote (ITQ) on October 19, 2026, for 310 line items of Montessori classroom supplies with responses due April 10, 2026. Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83, on behalf of the SAVE consortium representing multiple Arizona school districts, municipalities, counties, and higher education institutions, issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) on May 21, 2026, for STEM and College & Career Readiness Kits, Programs & Materials with a proposal deadline of June 8, 2026; survey data from fifteen participating districts indicated estimated annual usage of $1,346,000. The Illinois Department of Public Health, Office of Health Improvement, requested quotes for educational contraceptive displays and materials with responses due October 8, 2026. Rockland County issued a competitive solicitation on August 10, 2026, to establish multiple contracts for sensory room, classroom, therapeutic, and adaptive products through manufacturer catalog discount pricing, with proposals due September 10, 2026.