UNSPSC 27111531: Hair scissors

A cutting implement consisting of two steel blades joined by a swivel pin that allows the cutting edges to be opened. May include a finger rest. Designed as a work instrument for hairdressers.

UNSPSC 27111531 Hair scissors, a Commodity code, describes cutting tools that state and local governments procure primarily for vocational and culinary training programs, rather than as consumable salon supplies. Recent solicitations show school districts purchasing hair scissors as part of broader cosmetology-equipment catalogs for classroom instruction and as specialized food-service tools—such as kitchen shears—bundled into child nutrition services small-equipment procurements. The issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts managing vocational training, food service operations, and classroom supplies across multiple sites and grade levels. Hair scissors appear in mixed-item solicitations rather than standalone RFQs, typically awarded to multiple vendors on a catalog-discount or fixed-price basis to allow schools flexibility in sourcing by item.

Recent activity centers on Texas and Missouri. Donna Independent School District in Cameron County, Texas, posted an RFP on March 21, 2026, due April 8, 2026, seeking cosmetology equipment and supplies—including hair scissors, along with combs, manikins, curling irons, and barber jackets—on a catalog-discount basis for the 2026-2027 school year with options to extend two additional one-year periods. Rockwood R-VI School District in Wildwood, Missouri, posted a competitive bid on March 31, 2026, due April 28, 2026, for approximately 100 line items of food service small equipment under a firm fixed-price contract; while hair scissors were not explicitly named in the summary, specialized cutting tools appeared as line items in that broad procurement. Both districts employ multiple-award strategies, designating both primary and secondary vendors per item to ensure supply continuity. Geographic activity remains sparse and episodic; no broad regional concentration is evident from recent postings.