UNSPSC 60104813: Color charts or samples

UNSPSC 60104813 Color charts or samples (Commodity) encompasses educational materials and classroom supplies that state and local school districts purchase through cooperative and individual procurement vehicles. Based on recent solicitations, the code captures color-coded and visual reference materials embedded within broader STEM, Montessori, and college-readiness product bundles rather than standalone color samples or charts. State and local buying under this code reflects classroom supply procurement—predominantly school districts sourcing curriculum support materials, manipulatives, nomenclature cards, and organized educational resource kits that incorporate visual organization and color-differentiation as functional components. Issuing bodies are primarily large school districts and education-focused consortia; Hillsborough County Public Schools (the nation's seventh-largest district serving approximately 225,000 students) has issued multiple solicitations under related commodity codes, and Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83, acting on behalf of the Strategic Alliance for Volume Expenditures (SAVE) consortium, solicits on behalf of multiple Arizona school districts, municipalities, counties, and higher education institutions.

Recent activity concentrates in Arizona and Florida. Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 issued RFP 260331 on May 21, 2026, seeking STEM and College & Career Readiness Kits, Programs & Materials with a June 8, 2026 response date, targeting approximately $1.35 million in annual usage across fifteen participating school districts. Hillsborough County Public Schools issued ITQ 26126ITQEST on April 13, 2026, for Montessori Classroom Supplies (310 line items including mathematics manipulatives, nomenclature cards, and geography materials) with an April 10, 2026 deadline, and previously issued ITB 26067ITBEST on February 18, 2026, for Montessori classroom materials via catalog discount pricing with a March 23, 2026 response date. Hillsborough County's procurement structure emphasizes blanket discounts off existing catalogs with firm pricing for minimum one-year terms and automatic renewal for up to four additional years. Neither solicitation establishes set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, though Hillsborough County encourages small business enterprise participation and offers preferential consideration to drug-free workplace certified vendors in tied-bid situations.