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 captures state and local procurement of art supplies and materials rather than specialized embossed card products alone. Recent solicitations show school districts, city parks departments, and state agencies buying broadly across art materials — paints, brushes, papers, clay, markers, charcoal, and craft supplies — for classroom instruction, after-school programs, and institutional use on a recurring, as-needed basis. The issuing-body mix is dominated by independent school districts and county school boards (Northside ISD in San Antonio; Seminole County and Polk County school boards in Florida; Marion County school board in Florida; Donna ISD in Texas), with secondary activity from municipal parks and recreation departments (Columbus Consolidated Government in Georgia) and state procurement offices (Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the Comptroller of Public Accounts). Most procurement occurs through IFB or ITB notices for term contracts, though some districts use RFP processes for catalog-discount bidding where vendors quote percentage discounts off their published pricing and the districts award multiple vendors to give purchasing staff flexibility across items.

The code shows the strongest recent activity in Florida and Texas, with multiple school boards in both states actively soliciting. Georgia and Wisconsin also appear in the recent record. Representative opportunities include the Marion County school board's Bid #4150AM for art supplies to its central warehouse (ITB, response due January 14, 2026), the Northside ISD's IFB2026096 for art supplies and equipment districtwide (response due July 30, 2026), the Polk County school board's Bid #038RW0426 for 157 line items of art materials (ITB, response due April 21, 2026), and the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFB No. 26-0014 for arts and craft supplies supporting the parks department (response due February 25, 2026, with estimated annual volume of $30,000 to $50,000). School board contracts typically run one to two years with firm pricing and as-needed ordering, while municipal and state procurements follow similar patterns but may include prevailing-wage or compliance requirements such as Davis-Bacon Act adherence in construction-adjacent projects like the Karabis Apartments painting and siding project in Madison, Wisconsin.