UNSPSC 46181505: Protective knee pads

UNSPSC 46181505 Protective knee pads, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under this designation. The source shows no recent solicitations for protective knee pads or personal protective equipment in that category. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code span apparel blanks, athletic uniforms, school and district apparel with customization services, public safety uniforms, and related embroidered or screen-printed items — a scope substantially broader than knee pads alone and suggesting either a UNSPSC coding mismatch at the procurement source or limited use of this specific commodity code by issuing bodies.

The issuing bodies posting under this code include Texas higher-education procurement (Texas A&M University, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Mt. San Antonio College, University of Mississippi), school districts (Temple ISD, Glynn County School System, Northside ISD, Birdville ISD, Harlingen Consolidated ISD, North Clackamas Parks and Recreation, Clackamas County, Tupelo Public School District, DeKalb County), municipal governments (City of Phoenix, City of Philadelphia, City of Richardson), county departments (Gwinnett County, Northside ISD in Bexar County), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC), and regional transit authorities. Recent opportunities cluster in Texas (Temple, San Antonio, Harlingen, Richardson, North Richland Hills, Wichita Falls), with additional activity in Arizona (Phoenix), Georgia (Gwinnett County), Oregon (North Clackamas), California (Mt. San Antonio College), Mississippi (University of Mississippi, Tupelo), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), and other states. School districts and state higher-education institutions dominate the buyer base, followed by municipal and county procurement offices. Representative recent solicitations include Temple ISD's RFP 006-27 for apparel and accessories with custom screen printing and embroidery (RFP, October 6, 2026 response date); Glynn County School System's five-year exclusive athletic uniforms and equipment RFP 27-06 (RFP, October 2, 2026); Texas HHSC's IFB HHS0017780 for blank clothing to support Central Rehab Workshop at Wichita Falls State Hospital (IFB, August 11, 2026); and City of Phoenix's IFB 25-0771 for safety and non-safety uniforms with customization services across nine city departments (IFB, July 28, 2025, but five-year term from October 1, 2025). The code shows moderate recent posting activity but limited relevance to protective knee pads specifically.