UNSPSC 60121506: Metallic markers

UNSPSC 60121506 Metallic markers, a Commodity code, encompasses reflective markers, reflective paint, and marking supplies used in traffic management, construction safety, and infrastructure maintenance—though the recent solicitation record shows minimal activity directly aligned with metallic markers alone. State and local procurement under this code spans diverse issuing bodies including municipalities (City of Thousand Oaks, City of Detroit, City of Madison), county school boards (Polk County, Marion County), and specialized service organizations (Child Care Associates). The work being solicited includes reflective traffic control markers, safety marking supplies, and general art and safety materials procurement. A representative solicitation is the City of Thousand Oaks Traffic Safety Supplies contract (Solicitation 2025202619, RFB, due December 10, 2025), which sought multiple vendors for traffic safety supplies including marking chalk and paint in various colors, beacon lights, reflective roll-up signs, and delineators—items overlapping the metallic markers taxonomy. The School Board of Marion County also issued a broad-scope art supplies contract (Bid #4150AM, ITB, due January 14, 2026) encompassing markers and miscellaneous supplies for warehouse distribution.

Geographic activity spans California (Thousand Oaks), Florida (Polk County, Marion County, Palm Beach), Michigan (Detroit), Wisconsin (Madison), and Texas (Tarrant County through Child Care Associates). The City of Thousand Oaks procurement carried a maximum annual compensation cap of $100,000 and extended through December 31, 2030, with local business preference of up to 5 percent. The Marion County School Board contract ran ten months (March 1 through December 31, 2026). Detroit's Safe Sleep and Infant Wellness Supplies procurement (RFQ 538597, due February 18, 2026) was restricted to certified Detroit-based businesses with equalization credit of up to 5 percent. Most recent solicitations under this code do not isolate metallic markers as a standalone procurement line; instead, they bundle markers with broader art, safety, or instructional materials, suggesting that standalone metallic marker contracting is uncommon at the state and local level and that this commodity code may see limited recent activity when segregated from composite procurement vehicles.