UNSPSC 60121801: Water based poster inks

UNSPSC 60121801 Water based poster inks is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure water-based poster inks as part of broader art supplies and materials purchasing. The recent opportunities block shows inks appearing as one line item within larger art supply solicitations serving school districts and parks departments; none of the opportunities isolate poster inks as a standalone procurement. The code sees activity primarily from school districts establishing term contracts and catalog discount agreements for comprehensive art materials inventories. Issuing bodies include independent school districts in Texas (Donna ISD, Northside ISD), county school boards in Florida (Marion County, Polk County, Seminole County), and municipal parks and recreation departments (Columbus Consolidated Government Parks and Recreation). A community development authority in Wisconsin (City of Madison) posted a painting and siding project that included exterior caulking work, not poster inks. Texas state procurement for prison commissary goods referenced illustration boards and mirrors but not inks. The issuing-body mix is dominated by school districts seeking multiple suppliers on a catalog-discount or term-contract basis to support classroom art instruction and administrative use.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. The School Board of Marion County, Florida issued Bid #4150AM (posted February 2, 2026, due January 14, 2026) for a ten-month art supplies term contract covering approximately 215 line items including brushes, paints, papers, and markers for delivery to the Central Warehouse in Ocala. Donna Independent School District in Cameron County, Texas issued RFP 011326-867 (posted March 21, 2026, due April 8, 2026) for art supplies catalog discounts covering brushes, canvas board, chalk, clay, ink, pastels, tempera paints, acrylic paints, art paper, and craft supplies for the 2026-2027 school year. The School Board of Polk County, Florida posted Invitation to Bid 038RW0426 (April 6, 2026, due April 21, 2026) for art materials covering 157 line items including acrylic, watercolor, and tempera paints, markers, and inks for one-year supply. Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas issued IFB2026096 (posted July 7, 2026, due July 30, 2026) for art supplies and equipment districtwide on a sealed-bid basis. Activity also appears in Georgia through Columbus Consolidated Government's Parks and Recreation Department, which issued Request for Bids No. 26-0014 (posted February 4, 2026, due February 25, 2026) for arts and craft, hobby, and recreational supplies on an as-needed basis with estimated annual volume of $30,000 to $50,000.