UNSPSC 46181504: Protective gloves

UNSPSC 46181504 Protective gloves (Commodity) encompasses the purchase of specialized and general-use gloves for state and local government operations, including foodservice nitrile gloves, wildland firefighting gloves meeting NFPA standards, work and safety gloves across multiple material compositions, and disposable medical-grade or industrial-grade gloves for protective purposes. Recent solicitations show school districts, county departments, municipal floodway operations, fire agencies, and water authorities sourcing gloves as part of operational PPE procurement and consumables budgets. The work ranges from single-vendor low-bid awards for recurring consumable supply to formal multi-year blanket purchase agreements with pricing escalation provisions. Issuers include independent school districts, county commissions, municipal governments, state fire protection agencies, and county water departments.

Activity spans Utah, Texas, Missouri, California, Florida, and Georgia in recent months. The Granite School District in Utah issued IFB JB27-300 on July 8, 2026, for foodservice nitrile gloves with bids due July 17, 2026, under a one-year term with four optional renewals; the contract is federally funded under 2 CFR Parts 200 and includes prevailing wage compliance. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida posted ITB 26-00171 on March 2, 2026, seeking various protective glove styles including leather work gloves, chemical-resistance gloves, cut-protection gloves, and disposable nitrile and neoprene gloves for a two-year blanket purchase with an estimated budget of $213,855.20, with bids due March 23, 2026. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection solicited wildland gloves meeting NFPA 1977 and 1951 standards via RFQ 3PA5C16053 in April 2026, specifying top-grain leather with thermal-liner construction in seven sizes totaling 1,030 pairs. The City of Dallas requested hip boots and rain suits in May 2026; though tangentially protective apparel, this opportunity shows limited direct relevance to the gloves category. Jackson County, Missouri issued a 24-month supply contract in May 2026 covering gloves as line items within a broader safety equipment bundle with estimated annual spending of $32,000, preference for Missouri-manufactured goods, and MBE/WBE set-aside availability.