UNSPSC 72151301: Residential painting service

The application of paint to residences owned by others

UNSPSC 72151301 Residential painting service is a Commodity code covering interior and exterior painting work on state and local buildings, institutional facilities, and residential properties. State and local governments are actively procuring painting services across multiple project types—from small-scale repairs and routine maintenance to large multi-building renovation campaigns. Representative recent work includes the Orange County Transportation Authority's $300,000 two-year painting contract covering 17 facilities across Orange County, California (IFB 250327, due June 8, 2026); Mt. San Antonio Community College District's Building 26 exterior paint project in Walnut, California (RFQ 2026068, prequalification deadline July 1, 2026); the City of Huntsville, Texas William Hodges Building interior and exterior painting (ITB NO2626, bid due June 3, 2026); and Candler County's courthouse interior repainting and restoration (RFB PE77202NONST2027000000021, due August 10, 2026). The code captures discrete painting scopes, surface preparation, specialty coatings (epoxy, urethane, anti-microbial finishes), and associated repairs such as drywall patching, caulking, and water-damage remediation.

Issuing bodies span state facilities departments, county purchasing offices, municipal public works departments, and higher-education institutions (community colleges, state universities, technical colleges). Washington state agencies (Department of Enterprise Services, Department of Children, Youth & Families, Skagit Valley College, Whatcom Community College, Lower Columbia College, and others) and Texas municipalities (Huntsville, Torrington, Connecticut) and Georgia counties (Candler, DeKalb) appear repeatedly in recent postings. Geographic spread covers the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon), California, the Southeast (Georgia, South Carolina, Texas), and the Northeast (Connecticut), with highest concentration in Washington and California. Solicitations commonly include prevailing wage requirements, Davis-Bacon Act compliance, Community Workforce Agreements with local building trades councils, and set-asides or goals for small business enterprises (SBE), minority-owned businesses (MBE), women-owned businesses (WBE), and disabled veteran businesses (DVBE). Contract values range from under $50,000 for single-building projects to $300,000-plus for multi-facility portfolios. Most awards are firm fixed-price with contract terms of two to three years or one-time project completions within 60 to 270 calendar days. Many solicitations require site visits, pre-bid meetings, and compliance with specific insurance and bonding thresholds ($1,000,000 general liability coverage is standard).