UNSPSC 60121204: Washable tempera paint

UNSPSC 60121204 Washable tempera paint is a Commodity code that covers bulk paint products for educational and institutional use, as evidenced by school districts and purchasing cooperatives procuring tempera paint alongside broader art supply portfolios. State and local governments buy washable tempera paint primarily through school district procurement, often bundled with related art supplies in annual contracts serving classroom instruction across elementary and secondary schools. Issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts—Seminole County, Dallas ISD, Fort Bend ISD, and Northside ISD in the sample—along with regional and state cooperative purchasing agencies serving multiple school systems. School boards issue IFBs and RFPs on regular annual or multi-year cycles to consolidate paint procurement with other art materials, typically awarding to multiple vendors to ensure supply continuity and competitive pricing. A few county governments and special-purpose districts (such as the Community Development Authority) procure painting services and related coatings, though these solicitations address applied painting work rather than raw tempera paint inventory.

Recent activity clusters in Texas and Florida, with secondary activity in Wisconsin and Georgia. The School Board of Seminole County, Florida issued IFB 19200044BLL in September 2019 for art paper and related supplies, with sealed bids due October 1, 2019, awarding $43,089.75 across multiple vendors including Pyramid School Products and School Specialty. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (serving Texas schools) solicited catalog discount bids on paint and painting supplies (PAINT2628) with bids due September 29, 2026, estimating $10.29 million in expenditures over two years. Coleman County Purchasing Agency issued a cooperative bid (CPA's 2027-008) covering art supplies including tempera paints for 35 Georgia school systems, with bids due September 15, 2026. Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) released IFB 2026096 for districtwide art supplies and equipment on July 7, 2026, with sealed bids due July 30, 2026. These procurements consistently require F.O.B. destination pricing, net 30 payment terms, and samples for items not currently carried by the cooperative warehouse, with contract terms of one year for direct purchases and one year for cooperative catalog agreements.