UNSPSC 60104705: Matter demonstration kits

UNSPSC 60104705 Matter demonstration kits is a Commodity code covering educational STEM and classroom science materials that state and local school districts procure for hands-on student learning, including Montessori materials, manipulatives, nomenclature cards, geography resources, and curriculum-aligned demonstration equipment. The code reflects what is actually being solicited: structured educational product packages and individual classroom materials, often through catalog pricing or discount-off-list mechanisms that let districts manage unit costs across multiple supply categories. Issuing bodies are predominantly large school districts, acting directly or through cooperative purchasing consortia that span multiple jurisdictions; the two largest recent solicitations come from Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida and Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 in Arizona acting on behalf of the SAVE consortium, which includes multiple Arizona school districts, municipalities, counties, and higher education institutions.

Recent activity concentrates in Arizona and Florida. Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 / SAVE issued RFP 260331 (posted May 21, 2026, due June 8, 2026) for STEM and College & Career Readiness Kits, Programs & Materials; the district anticipated multiple awards across categories with estimated annual usage of $1,346,000 based on survey data from fifteen participating school districts. Hillsborough County Public Schools issued two related solicitations: ITB 26067ITBEST (posted February 18, 2026, due March 23, 2026) for Montessori classroom materials via blanket discount catalogs, and ITQ 26126ITQEST (posted April 13, 2026, due April 10, 2026) for Montessori classroom supplies with 310 line items organized into upper elementary and primary classroom packages. Both Hillsborough solicitations used fixed unit-cost or discount-percentage pricing structures with firm prices for one year, net 45 payment terms, and automatic renewal options up to four additional one-year periods. Neither solicitation specified a set-aside for disadvantaged enterprises, though Hillsborough offered preferential consideration to drug-free workplace certified and small business enterprise vendors.