UNSPSC 60123603: Glitter jewels

UNSPSC 60123603 Glitter jewels is a Commodity code that in practice captures decorative craft and art supplies procured by school districts and educational cooperatives. State and local government buyers under this code are primarily K–12 school systems and their purchasing cooperatives, which source glitter, sequins, rhinestones, and similar embellishment materials for classroom art and craft instruction. The goods are used in general art curricula and special-education programs where fine-motor and creative activities are standard. Purchasing typically flows through cooperative vehicles that aggregate demand across multiple school systems to achieve volume discounts and streamlined vendor management. Coleman County Purchasing Agency (CPA), a Georgia-based educational cooperative, represents a typical issuing body in this space, managing bids on behalf of member school districts.

Coleman County Purchasing Agency issued a cooperative art-supplies bid (PE55964NONST2027000000047, CPA's 2027-008 Art Supplies Bid) on August 11, 2026, with response due September 15, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. The bid aggregates demand across 35 Georgia school systems and covers a wide range of art supplies including markers, crayons, colored pencils, brushes, tempera paints, canvas panels, and modeling clay, with estimated annual quantities ranging from 8 to 8,000 units per line item. The contract period is January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027, with pricing quoted F.O.B. CPA Warehouse in Cleveland, Georgia and net 30 payment terms. Georgia school systems dominate recent activity in this code, with cooperative purchasing vehicles serving as the primary procurement model. New vendors must submit at least three references, a W-9 form, and product samples for items not currently in CPA's inventory by the bid deadline.