UNSPSC 46181503: Protective coveralls

UNSPSC 46181503 Protective coveralls is a Commodity code that encompasses personal protective apparel—including fire-resistant coveralls, bunker gear, structural firefighting coats and pants, hip boots, rain suits, and related protective accessories—that state and local governments procure for emergency response personnel, detention facilities, and operational workforce protection. Recent state and local opportunities reflect active buying across fire departments, corrections facilities, and specialized operational units, with solicitations spanning protective clothing rentals, equipment cleaning and maintenance services, new uniform procurement, and integrated uniform supply contracts. The issuing-body mix includes city fire departments, county sheriff and detention operations, state environmental and forestry agencies, and municipal public works and infrastructure departments. Fire departments and their protective gear supply chains dominate the code's recent activity, driven by compliance requirements under NFPA 1851, 1971, and related standards; detention and corrections facilities also procure protective coveralls and related items for security operations and inmate processing areas. Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas, Florida, California, Ohio, and Kentucky, with additional scattered activity across other states represented in cooperative purchasing or multi-state vendor networks.

Representative recent solicitations illustrate the breadth of procurement under this code. Collin County, Texas posted RFP 2026-155 (due September 17, 2026) for a full-body scanner system for the detention facility admissions area—technically equipment rather than apparel, but tagged under this code—with an estimated first-year cost of $242,000. Columbus Consolidated Government (Ohio) issued RFB No. 27-0007 (due October 14, 2026) for protective fire clothing and accessories including structural firefighting coats, pants, suspenders, hoods, gloves, helmets, and boots for the Fire & EMS Department, procuring approximately 30 sets on a two-year contract with optional three-year renewal. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection solicited bids under RFB 4CA08000 (due September 25, 2026) for weekly coveralls and shop supplies rental services to four locations within the San Benito-Monterey Unit, with a three-year estimated contract term and a 5% Small Business preference capped at $50,000. Hillsborough County, Florida issued ITB 26-00380 (due September 10, 2026) for ongoing bunker gear cleaning, testing, and maintenance across approximately 2,800 sets of coats and pants in compliance with NFPA standards, with an estimated two-year contract value of $1,156,137. The City of Dallas issued a Quick Quote (due June 4, 2026) for hip boots and rain suits to be delivered FOB to Floodway Operations.