UNSPSC 60121809: Water based monoprint inks

UNSPSC 60121809 Water based monoprint inks is a Commodity code that covers specialty art inks used in printmaking and fine arts instruction. State and local governments procuring under this code purchase art supplies and materials for classroom instruction, institutional creative programming, and facility maintenance projects. Recent solicitations show school districts and municipal parks departments buying comprehensive art-supply packages that bundle inks with brushes, paints, papers, markers, and craft materials rather than seeking inks in isolation. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts—including Northside Independent School District in Texas, the School Board of Marion County in Florida, the School Board of Polk County in Florida, the School Board of Seminole County in Florida, and Donna Independent School District in Texas—along with municipal parks and recreation departments, such as the Columbus Consolidated Government's Department of Parks and Recreation in Georgia. These jurisdictions treat art supply procurement as recurring, often multi-year term contracts or as-needed framework agreements rather than one-time buys.

Recent activity is concentrated in Florida and Texas school districts. Representative solicitations include the School Board of Marion County's Bid #4150AM for approximately 215 line items of art supplies including brushes, paints, papers, and markers for delivery to the Central Warehouse in Ocala, Florida, with responses due January 14, 2026 (ITB); Donna Independent School District's RFP 011326-867 seeking discount proposals on art supplies including inks, paints, brushes, and papers for the 2026-2027 school year, with responses due April 8, 2026 (RFP); and Northside Independent School District's IFB2026096 for art supplies and equipment districtwide in San Antonio, Texas, with bids due July 30, 2026 (IFB). The School Board of Polk County, Florida issued an ITB for 157 line items of art materials including acrylic, watercolor, and tempera paints and various papers, due April 21, 2026. Columbus Consolidated Government in Georgia solicited arts and craft, hobby, and recreational supplies through Request for Bids 26-0014 with an estimated annual volume of $30,000 to $50,000, due February 25, 2026. Most awards are made to multiple vendors on a catalog-discount or unit-pricing basis, with no guaranteed purchase volumes specified.