UNSPSC 72153604: Drapery track installation service

The installation and repair of drapery tracks owned by others

UNSPSC 72153604 Drapery track installation service is a Commodity code covering the supply, installation, repair, and replacement of window coverings—blinds, shades, roller shutters, and related hardware—across municipal, county, school, and institutional facilities. State and local governments solicit this work through RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs to support routine facility maintenance, capital renovation projects, and emergency repair. Issuing bodies include school districts, city and county departments of facility operations or general services, county facilities management offices, and special-purpose districts. Work typically encompasses both interior and exterior window treatments; removal and disposal of existing coverings; installation of new manual or motorized systems with fascia and mounting hardware; repair of frames, mechanisms, and control systems; and minor surface remediation. Vendors must carry commercial general liability insurance (commonly $1 million per occurrence minimum), workers' compensation coverage, and often provide proof of insurance and background clearance prior to mobilization. Evaluation criteria commonly weight cost (30–50 percent), experience and relevant project history (15–30 percent), project methodology and approach (20–35 percent), and proposal completeness (10–15 percent). Contracts typically run one to two years with optional renewals and net-30 payment terms.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia and the broader Southeast, with secondary activity in Colorado and North Carolina. Drew Charter School (Atlanta, Georgia) posted RFP #FY27-003 on August 14, 2026, seeking provision and installation of interior and exterior roller shades across approximately 60 classrooms and support spaces, with proposals due September 11, 2026; the scope includes removal of existing blinds, installation of new manual roller shades with specified fabric (solar-shade for exterior, opaque/blackout for interior), and repair of surface damage, with a local county-preference available for vendors maintaining an office in the Atlanta metro area for at least twelve months prior to posting. The City of Charlotte, North Carolina, issued an IFB on June 3, 2026, for repair and replacement of blinds, shades, shutters, and window treatments across approximately 180 municipal buildings, with bids due July 1, 2026. Boulder County, Colorado, posted a short-list Statement of Qualifications on June 1, 2026, for commercial window coverings supply, installation, replacement, and repair for new construction, remodels, and service calls, with responses due June 26, 2026; selected vendors are placed under contract with projects valued below $10,000 assigned without competitive solicitation and larger projects subject to quote-based selection among short-listers. These recent opportunities indicate steady demand from facility-intensive municipal and educational entities across multiple states.