UNSPSC 60121201: Traditional liquid tempera paint

UNSPSC 60121201 Traditional liquid tempera paint is a Commodity code covering water-based paint products that state and local governments procure primarily for classroom instruction, arts programming, and facility maintenance. School districts represent the dominant buyer class under this code, purchasing tempera paint as part of broader art supplies solicitations serving K–12 classroom curricula, after-school programs, and recreation divisions. Transit authorities, municipal parks departments, and state corrections agencies also source tempera paint within larger multi-item art and craft supply contracts. Recent opportunities show tempera paint bundled with complementary items such as brushes, markers, papers, clay, and easels rather than solicited as a standalone commodity, reflecting how state and local agencies consolidate purchasing across related art supply categories to reduce transaction costs and administrative overhead.

Activity under the code concentrates in Texas and Florida, with recent solicitations from school districts in both states and supporting municipal or state procurement. Representative recent opportunities include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) issuing IFB 2026096 for Art Supplies & Equipment districtwide due July 30, 2026; Polk County School Board (Florida) issuing ITB 038RW0426 for Art Materials – Stock covering 157 line items including tempera paints, due April 21, 2026; Marion County School Board (Florida) issuing Bid #4150AM for art supplies to the Central Warehouse due January 14, 2026; and Donna Independent School District (Cameron County, Texas) issuing RFP 011326-867 for Art Supplies via catalog discount bidding due April 8, 2026. Smaller municipal programs also bid under the code — Columbus Consolidated Government (Georgia) issued RFB 26-0014 for arts and craft supplies supporting its Parks and Recreation Department due February 25, 2026, with an estimated annual volume of $30,000 to $50,000. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, procuring through the Comptroller of Public Accounts, has also used related codes for prison commissary supplies. Most solicitations employ ITB or IFB notice types with electronic submission via platforms such as VendorLink, Bonfire, or DemandStar, and require firm fixed pricing with no substitutions permitted unless manufacturers discontinue products.