UNSPSC 11151601: Cotton thread

UNSPSC 11151601 Cotton thread is a Commodity code representing thread products procured by state and local governments, particularly for institutional and correctional-facility operations. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) solicits sewing thread and black thread through blanket purchase orders and invitation-for-bids mechanisms to supply garment factories and facility operations. Recent opportunities show TDCJ acquiring specific thread types—including 100% polyester sewing thread in neutral white with defined technical specifications such as breaking strength and elongation tolerances—in quantities ranging from thousands of cone units for a single facility garment factory to ongoing blanket-order volumes supporting multiple TDCJ operations across the state.

TDCJ is the dominant issuing body in the available recent activity, issuing multiple solicitations for thread procurement over a concentrated time window in May and June 2026. The geographic activity centers on Texas, with the most detailed recent opportunity targeting the Wainwright Unit Garment Factory in Lovelady, Texas. Representative recent procurements include TDCJ solicitation IW250321 for black thread (posted May 1, 2026, response deadline May 20, 2026, conducted via IFB through the Bonfire Hub procurement portal) and IW227061, an IFB for 15,500 cone units of Champion Thread sewing thread in neutral white for the Wainwright Unit (bid opening scheduled September 12, 2025, contract term through August 31, 2026). Solicitations are posted on the TDCJ Procurement Portal via Euna Procurement's Bonfire Hub platform; bidders register through Euna Procurement and submit electronically. TDCJ Procurement Contact Daton Splawn (daton.splawn@tdcj.texas.gov) fields procurement inquiries. No set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise preferences are identified in available documentation, though bidders must satisfy extensive state and federal certification requirements and security protocols applicable to correctional-facility operations. Award values and full technical specifications require review of complete solicitation documents on the TDCJ Procurement Portal.