UNSPSC 60121112: Groundwood construction paper

UNSPSC 60121112 Groundwood construction paper, a Commodity code, covers bulk procurement of construction paper and related art papers by state and local school districts, cooperative purchasing agencies, and county governments serving classrooms and Head Start programs. Recent solicitations show school districts and cooperative purchasing vehicles buying construction paper as part of larger art supply contracts, alongside complementary items such as poster board, drawing paper, sketch pads, and specialty papers for K–12 classroom use. The School Board of Seminole County, Florida, and the Cooperative Purchasing Agency (CPA) serving 35 Georgia school systems both procured construction paper in multiple colors and quantities as core components of their art and office supply contracts. Issuing bodies under this code are predominantly school districts and regional cooperative purchasing agencies that consolidate demand across multiple school systems to achieve volume pricing and streamlined vendor management.

Activity under this code concentrates in Florida and Georgia, where recent ITBs and cooperative bids have driven solicitation volume. The School Board of Seminole County posted ITB 19200044B-LL in October 2026 (responses due October 1, 2019) seeking 24 line items of art paper including construction paper, with an award total of $43,089.75 distributed across six vendors; the Cooperative Purchasing Agency issued Bid 2027-005 (responses due September 16, 2026) for approximately 100 line items of paper supplies and art materials including construction paper in various colors, serving 35 Georgia school systems with annual quantities reaching 9,000 units for certain items. Orange County, Florida solicited consumables for Head Start classrooms (Y26-168, responses due August 25, 2026) that included construction paper alongside finger paints, glue, and brushes. Pricing and volumes vary significantly by item and issuing body; delivery is typically F.O.B. warehouse within 7 to 30 days of purchase order, and contracts run one calendar year with payment terms at Net 30 days.