UNSPSC 60121810: Water based drawing inks

UNSPSC 60121810 Water based drawing inks is a Commodity code that describes liquid drawing media sold in bottles, tubes, or containers for classroom, institutional, and commercial art use. State and local governments purchase water-based drawing inks primarily through school district art supply procurement and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple districts. The work being solicited under this code encompasses bulk ordering of art supplies including drawing inks, markers, tempera paints, and related media as part of broader art-supply contracts. School districts are the dominant issuing bodies, typically procuring through competitive sealed bids (IFB) or through regional cooperative purchasing agencies that aggregate demand across 20 to 35 member districts to achieve volume discounts and streamlined contracting.

Recent activity shows school districts across Florida, Texas, and Georgia driving the majority of solicitations under related art-supply codes. The School Board of Seminole County, Florida issued IFB 19200044BLL in September 2019 for bulk art paper and supplies with a one-year term and a total award of $43,089.75 split among six vendors. Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas issued IFB 2026096 in July 2026 for districtwide art supplies and equipment, requiring vendors to include shipping costs. Fort Bend Independent School District in Texas issued RFP 27004KB in September 2026 for art supplies, equipment, and maintenance services due September 25, 2026. The Coleman County Purchasing Agency (CPA), serving 35 Georgia school systems, issued Bid 2027-008 for art supplies due September 15, 2026 and Bid 2027-005 for paper supplies and art materials due September 16, 2026, both with delivery to CPA's warehouse in Cleveland, Georgia. The Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas issued a catalog discount bid (PAINT2628) for paint and painting supplies with estimated annual expenditures of $10,293,143 over two years. The code shows steady recurring demand from school districts on annual or multi-year cycles, typically with payment terms net 30 days F.O.B. to a district warehouse or cooperative warehouse, and competitive evaluation favoring lowest price with occasional application of state vendor preferences.