UNSPSC 11151600: Threads

UNSPSC 11151600 Threads, a Class code, covers the procurement of sewing and embroidery thread by state and local corrections and related agencies. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing black thread, general sewing thread, and threading and embroidery materials in support of institutional operations and inmate work programs. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Rhode Island Department of Corrections are the primary recent buyers under this code, both seeking thread supplies through blanket purchase orders or multi-year supply agreements. Neither solicitation discloses specific quantities, unit pricing, or award values, and both require vendors to register in the issuing body's procurement portal (TDCJ Bonfire Hub or Ocean State Procures) and submit bids electronically. The Rhode Island RFQ explicitly imposes a 15% minority business enterprise (MBE) participation requirement and mandates general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, workers compensation insurance of $100,000 each accident, and automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000 each occurrence, with a 0.33% contract administrative fee withheld from vendor invoices.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Rhode Island. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted two separate blanket purchase order solicitations for sewing thread (IW250301, due May 20, 2026) and black thread (IW250321, due May 20, 2026) through the TDCJ Procurement Portal, with questions directed to Daton Splawn at daton.splawn@tdcj.texas.gov. The Rhode Island Department of Corrections issued RFQ26006645 for threading and embroidery materials for its embroidery shop, with a response deadline of June 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT and a proposed three-year contract period beginning Summer 2026, allowing up to two additional one-year renewals. No incumbent vendors or budget information appears in any of the available solicitation documentation.