UNSPSC 60121157: Embossed card

Embossed card is a type of thick paper or card with an embossed finish which is used in arts and crafts applications.

UNSPSC 60121157 Embossed card is a Commodity code that in recent practice encompasses a much broader range of paper and art supply procurement by state and local education agencies than the code name alone suggests. School districts are soliciting under this code for bulk art supplies including construction paper, drawing paper, sketch pads, watercolor paper, metallic foil papers, origami sheets, tag board, kraft paper, art tissue, and related classroom consumables, alongside specialized items such as illustration boards for commissary use. The issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts and school boards, supplemented by cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple school systems across a state. These are typically IFB or RFQ procurements with responses evaluated on price, vendor performance history, and compliance with delivery and packaging specifications; some include local preference or SBE participation scoring.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, and Georgia. The School Board of Seminole County, Florida issued ITB 19200044BLL for bulk art paper covering 24 line items with a total award of $43,089.75 across multiple vendors; Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas issued IFB 2026096 for districtwide art supplies and equipment as of July 30, 2026; the Cooperative Purchasing Agency in Cleveland, Georgia solicited bids for art supplies and paper supplies serving 35 school systems, with responses due September 15 and September 16, 2026, respectively; and Fort Bend Independent School District in Texas issued RFP 27-004KB for art supplies, equipment, and maintenance services due September 25, 2026. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas is also active under the broader paint and painting supplies category (PAINT2628) with estimated expenditures of $10.3 million over two years, though this represents a related but distinct procurement stream. School-district art-supply buys are recurring annual or multi-year contracts with firm pricing, F.O.B. warehouse delivery, and net 30 payment terms; quantities typically range from dozens to thousands of units per line item depending on the product and district size.