UNSPSC 73151900: Industrial printing services

UNSPSC 73151900 Industrial printing services, a Class code, encompasses the high-volume production of envelopes, forms, newsletters, brochures, postcards, labels, ballots, and specialty printed materials that state and local governments distribute to constituents, staff, and service providers. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying offset printing, digital color printing, bindery work, mailing and fulfillment services, and design support on both single-award and multiple-award contract structures, with contract terms typically running one to five years and pricing structured as firm-fixed or per-unit rates.

Issuing bodies span school districts (Northside Independent School District in Texas), community colleges (Collin County Community College District in Texas), state agencies (California Department of Motor Vehicles, Utah Tax Commission, Texas Education Agency, Michigan Department of Technology Management and Budget, South Dakota Department of Game Fish and Parks, California Franchise Tax Board), county governments (Walworth County Wisconsin, Harris County Texas, Cook County Illinois, Denton County Texas, Fayette County Georgia, Orange County California), cities (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Milpitas, Altamonte Springs, Atlanta, Madison), and universities (Black Hills State University, Texas State University, University of Connecticut, Albany State University, University of Wisconsin-Parkside). Geographic activity spans California (DMV envelope and postcard contracts regularly), Texas (NISD, Collin College, Harris County, Denton County, Texas State), Wisconsin (Walworth County, Madison, UW-Parkside), Florida (Altamonte Springs, Brevard County, Pasco County), Georgia (DeKalb Public Health, Fayette County, Albany State), Michigan (Department of Technology), Utah (Tax Commission), South Dakota (Game Fish and Parks, Black Hills State University), Massachusetts (Operational Services Division), Maryland (Frederick County), and others. Representative recent opportunities include Northside Independent School District's IFB2026091 for consolidated printing supplies and related services (sealed bids due July 30, 2026), Collin County Community College District's FY2025ITB034 for comprehensive print services across three sections including Connection Newsletter and Register Postcard printing (bids due August 12, 2025), California Department of Motor Vehicles' IFB 26-060 for printing and delivery of 50.7 million #10 envelopes across five variants (bids due June 5, 2026), California Franchise Tax Board's IFB-FTB-2627-PW-056 for printing and delivery of 50 million custom envelopes with DVBE incentive available (bids due July 21, 2026), and Cook County's IFB 2519-06201R for printing court diversion envelopes with mandatory 4% MBE and 8% WBE participation goals (bids due February 11, 2026). Set-asides and preferences appear frequently—SBE, DVBE, MBE, WBE, and local-vendor preferences are standard in California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, and other states; Wisconsin emphasizes resident preference; and Cook County mandates minority and women business enterprise participation.