UNSPSC 60124514: Tactile toys

UNSPSC 60124514 Tactile toys is a Commodity code that state and local governments buy to supply hands-on, sensory, and adaptive learning materials for classroom instruction, special education, therapeutic interventions, and recreational activities. The scope of work encompasses educational manipulatives, communication aids, craft supplies, play therapy kits, sensory room equipment, and adaptive devices used in PreK-12 schools, behavioral health centers, state-supported living facilities, and county or municipal programs. Issuing bodies include school districts (serving as the primary buyers), state departments of education, county governments, and state health and human services agencies. School districts range from large urban systems to regional cooperative purchasing consortia; repeat buyers include Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, Katy Independent School District in Texas, and state health departments procuring on behalf of residential care facilities.

Recent opportunities show strong geographic concentration in Texas and Florida, with activity also in Arizona, Oregon, New York, and the District of Columbia. Representative current solicitations include Hillsborough County Public Schools' Invitation to Quote 26126ITQEST (closed April 10, 2026) for 310 line items of Montessori classroom supplies spanning mathematics manipulatives, science research materials, and nomenclature cards; Katy Independent School District's RFP 2428KD-A for teaching and instructional materials across multiple content areas with response due May 29, 2026; Cartwright Elementary School District's RFP 260331 (issued through the SAVE cooperative purchasing vehicle) for STEM and College & Career Readiness Kits with response due June 8, 2026 and estimated annual usage across participating districts of $1,346,000; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017649 (due July 17, 2026) for communication and adaptive equipment from Enabling Devices for a state-supported living center. County-level buys include Rockland County's August 10, 2026 solicitation for sensory room, classroom, and therapeutic products through manufacturer catalog discount pricing. Most contracts establish one-year initial terms with optional renewals, pricing on fixed-cost or discount-off-catalog models, and F.O.B. Destination delivery terms, with no identified set-asides or disadvantaged-enterprise restrictions in the opportunities cited.