UNSPSC 60121503: Washable markers

UNSPSC 60121503 Washable markers is a Commodity code capturing individual art-supply products that state and local governments procure for classroom and office use. Based on recent solicitation activity, state and local buyers source washable markers as part of broader art-supply portfolios rather than as standalone line items. The Coleman County Purchasing Agency (CPA) 2027-008 Art Supplies Bid, posted August 11, 2026, illustrates the typical buying pattern: CPA solicited markers alongside crayons, colored pencils, brushes, tempera paints, and other classroom consumables for 35 Georgia school systems under a cooperative purchasing vehicle. School districts and cooperative purchasing consortia dominate procurement under this code; the Georgia cooperative structure allows member systems to place orders throughout the contract year rather than committing to fixed quantities upfront, with estimated annual markers usage ranging from hundreds to thousands of units depending on district size and grade-span composition.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast, with Georgia showing recent concentrated solicitation through CPA's multi-district cooperative. The CPA bid closed September 15, 2026, with vendors required to submit samples, references, and pricing on CPA's official form; successful bidders were to be notified within 60 days and contracts run through December 31, 2027 with net-30 payment terms and F.O.B. CPA Warehouse in Cleveland, Georgia pricing. The second opportunity in the source dataset—a roof replacement project in Madison, Wisconsin—is unrelated to markers and reflects a data-tagging mismatch rather than code activity. Recent opportunities confirm school-district procurement of washable markers operates through cooperative vehicles with annual contract periods, sample submission requirements, and vendor diversity expectations; pursuit requires familiarity with school-district buying cycles and multi-jurisdiction cooperative procurement processes.