UNSPSC 46181531: Reflective apparel or accessories

UNSPSC 46181531 Reflective apparel or accessories, Commodity, covers high-visibility safety garments and accessories that state and local governments procure for field personnel, transportation workers, and emergency responders. Recent solicitations show state departments, counties, cities, and emergency services purchasing reflective shirts, pants, jackets, coveralls, vests, hats, and gloves in fluorescent yellow-green with black accents and reflective materials meeting ANSI/ISEA 107-2015 standards, often with agency-supplied patches sewn in place. The Illinois Department of Transportation has been the most active buyer, posting multiple rebids for high-visibility uniforms and transit safety supplies across District 1 since May 2026, indicating procurement instability or vendor performance issues. City fire departments, county public works and emergency services departments, and municipal safety operations complete the issuing-body mix, with buyers across Florida, Missouri, Illinois, and Kentucky active in the past six months.

The Illinois Department of Transportation District 1 has posted four successive rebids for ETP, EVP, and Transit High Visibility Safety Supplies contracts between May and October 2026 (most recent due October 20, 2026), each spanning approximately 5,800 units of apparel across 39 line items with firm pricing and no set-asides stated. Jackson County, Missouri solicited a 24-month safety equipment and supplies contract due June 9, 2026, valued at approximately $32,000 annually and open to MBE, WBE, and small business claimants with Missouri preference language. The City of Bartow, Florida established an ITB-based Qualified Vendor List for ongoing safety product supply (response due September 24, 2031) requiring minimum 10% MSRP discount, F.O.B. destination delivery within two business days, and multiple qualifying vendors rather than single award. The City of Owensboro, Kentucky and Sarasota County, Florida solicited single-source uniform and water-rescue-equipment contracts in May 2026, the former requiring embroidered Maltese logo and OFD branding and the latter capped at $50,000 for specialized dry suits, personal flotation devices, and rescue gloves. Illinois and Florida show the highest recent activity density.