UNSPSC 73111602: Paper or paper board production services

UNSPSC 73111602 Paper or paper board production services is a Commodity code that captures bulk supply contracts for elementary and secondary school art papers and multi-purpose office papers used in central warehousing and classroom programs. State and local governments use this code to solicit steady supplies of consumable paper products — charcoal paper, construction paper, drawing paper, newsprint, sketch pads, watercolor paper, fadeless art paper, copy paper in various brightness levels and sizes, colored multi-purpose sheets, parchment, and cardstock — typically through one-year or multi-month term contracts with as-needed ordering. The issuing bodies are almost exclusively school boards and school districts, which treat paper as a standing operational input rather than a project-specific commodity. Procurement vehicles include ITBs and competitive RFPs with fixed pricing for the contract term and delivery to a single district warehouse or multiple school sites.

Recent activity is concentrated in Florida, where the School Board of Seminole County issued ITB 19200044BLL in September 2019 for art paper procurement across 24 line items with a response deadline of October 1, 2019, awarding $43,089.75 across multiple vendors including Pyramid School Products, Smith Office & Computer Supply, and Blick Art Materials, and the School Board of Marion County solicited bids for multi-purpose paper via Bid 4153AM with a January 14, 2026 deadline and contract term through December 31, 2026, requiring submissions through www.myvendorlink.com with 31 line items ranging from 80 to 8,400 cases per item. A third recent opportunity — the City of Fort Worth RFQt 260095 posted January 21, 2026 for jail uniforms and supplies — appears to have been tagged with this code but does not represent paper production services and falls outside the typical scope of activity under 73111602. Geographic reach is limited to Florida school districts in recent postings; broader state activity is not supported by the source.