UNSPSC 11162000: Fabrics of vegetable material other than cotton

UNSPSC 11162000 Fabrics of vegetable material other than cotton, a Class code, encompasses textiles—primarily twill, terry cloth, and knit fabrics—that state and local governments procure for correctional facility uniforms, institutional furnishings, and related manufacturing. Recent solicitations show state corrections departments and departments of criminal justice buying twill in specified fiber blends (typically 65% polyester / 35% cotton), terry cloth toweling, jersey knit fabrics, and blanket materials in large volumes (ranging from 15,000 to 105,000 yards per order). Issuing bodies are concentrated among state departments of corrections (Texas, Illinois, Connecticut, Georgia) and state centralized procurement offices buying on behalf of corrections agencies. Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple blanket-material solicitations between February and July 2026; the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division issued a broader textiles and piece-goods IFB in June 2026 serving TDCJ facilities across Gatesville, Huntsville, Lamesa, Abilene, and Dayton. The Connecticut Department of Correction and Illinois Department of Corrections at Centralia Correctional Center also solicited repeatedly for raw textile materials and colored twill fabrics during the same period.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas and Illinois, with secondary activity in Connecticut and Georgia. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Comptroller's Textiles, Fibers, and Piece Goods IFB (304T26850A2), posted June 18, 2026, due July 28, 2026, spanning 39 line items for institutional use with responses requiring certified laboratory testing reports and FOB Destination pricing; the Illinois Department of Corrections' 105,000-yard twill procurement (26426DOCCENTRB51486), posted March 17, 2026, due April 6, 2026, in five colors for manufacturing jumpsuits and clothing, with the estimated value around $22,500 based on a contemporaneous similar-scope solicitation; and the Georgia Correctional Industries terry cloth toweling contract (92100GCI0001090), posted April 13, 2026, due April 21, 2026, with 30-day delivery and restricted delivery windows. Set-asides appear in multiple TDCJ solicitations (Historically Underutilized Business and Emerging Small Business designations) and in Illinois small-business set-asides. Delivery timelines are typically firm—30 to 60 days post-award—with FOB Destination and compliance with ASTM and AATCC testing standards standard across all high-volume procurements.