UNSPSC 60104506: Molecular models

UNSPSC 60104506 Molecular models (Commodity) encompasses educational manipulatives and hands-on learning materials that state and local governments—principally school districts—procure for STEM instruction, particularly in elementary and middle-grade classrooms. Recent solicitations show the code being applied to broader catalog-based educational supply agreements where molecular models, geometry kits, and related science manipulatives sit alongside other instructional materials rather than as standalone procurements. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts of varying sizes, from large urban systems serving hundreds of thousands of students to smaller regional consortia. Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 in Arizona, acting on behalf of the Strategic Alliance for Volume Expenditures (SAVE) consortium, and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida—the nation's seventh-largest district—represent the dominant buyers. Both are using cooperative purchasing vehicles or multi-jurisdiction consortia to aggregate demand across multiple school districts, municipalities, counties, and higher-education institutions, which extends the purchasing leverage and contract duration.

The two most recent opportunities show activity in Arizona and Florida. Cartwright/SAVE issued RFP 260331 on May 21, 2026 (due June 8, 2026) for STEM and College & Career Readiness Kits, Programs & Materials serving multiple Arizona jurisdictions, with an estimated annual usage of $1,346,000 across participating districts; the contract term begins July 15, 2026, for one year with options to extend for four additional one-year terms. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida issued ITB 26067ITBEST on February 18, 2026 (due March 23, 2026) for Montessori classroom materials via catalog-bid with blanket discount pricing and an ITQ 26126ITQEST on April 13, 2026 (due April 10, 2026) for a 310-line-item Montessori supply catalog covering Upper Elementary and Primary Classroom packages. Both Florida solicitations allow participation by other public-sector agencies within Hillsborough County—school boards, community colleges, municipalities, and charter schools—under the same contract terms. Net 45 payment terms and one-year pricing-firm commitments are standard. Neither the Arizona nor Florida solicitations establish set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, though Florida encourages small-business-enterprise participation and offers preferential consideration to drug-free workplace certified vendors in tied-bid situations.