UNSPSC 20121305: Guide shoes

UNSPSC 20121305 Guide shoes is a Commodity code that encompasses tactical and protective footwear for law enforcement and public safety personnel, as reflected in active state and local procurement activity. State and local governments procure guide shoes primarily through cooperative purchasing vehicles and multi-jurisdictional frameworks that serve law enforcement agencies and emergency response units. The recent opportunity pool shows issuing bodies operating at the county level, regional service cooperatives, and state-level procurement offices that aggregate demand across participating entities. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, is the primary recent vehicle for this category, managing cooperative agreements that serve thousands of governmental agencies, K-12 school districts, and public entities across multiple states and Canada.

Activity under the code concentrates in the Pacific Northwest and upper Midwest. Sourcewell issued RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment on May 12, 2026, with a response deadline of June 16, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time; the solicitation targets participation from Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington, alongside numerous other jurisdictions. Vendors access solicitation documents and submit responses exclusively through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal at https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov. The cooperative procurement structure allows selected vendors to supply guide shoes and related law enforcement equipment to a broad spectrum of public-sector organizations under a standardized framework agreement. No set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or specific award values are identified in available solicitation materials.