UNSPSC 60121514: Chalk pastel

UNSPSC 60121514 Chalk pastel is a Commodity code encompassing colored drawing and craft materials sold to state and local education bodies, particularly school districts acquiring supplies through cooperative purchasing agreements. State and local governments use this code to procure art supplies including chalk pastels alongside related classroom materials such as markers, crayons, colored pencils, brushes, tempera paints, and canvas panels — typically bundled in comprehensive art-supply solicitations rather than as single-item bids. School districts are the primary end-user, acquiring these materials in annual volumes through cooperative purchasing vehicles managed by regional purchasing consortia rather than through individual district RFPs.

The Coleman County Purchasing Agency (CPA), a Georgia-based cooperative purchasing organization serving 35 school systems across Georgia, posted the most recent relevant opportunity — CPA's 2027-008 Art Supplies Bid (Solicitation PE55964NONST2027000000047), with responses due September 15, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. The scope spans a full range of classroom art supplies with estimated annual quantities ranging from 8 units for specialty items to 8,000 units for colored pencil sets; actual orders will be placed throughout 2027 as needed by member school systems. New vendors must submit at least three references, a W-9 form, and samples of most items by the bid deadline. Pricing must be quoted F.O.B. CPA Warehouse in Cleveland, Georgia, with freight included unless explicitly noted otherwise, and payment terms are net 30 days. The contract period runs January 1 through December 31, 2027, and successful bidders will be notified within 60 days of bid opening. One additional solicitation in the recent-opportunities block — the City of Madison's Normal Hall Roof Replacement — is unrelated to chalk pastels and represents misclassification in the source data.