UNSPSC 46181553: Protective wear dispenser

A device that collects and holds different types of personal protective clothing and equipment

UNSPSC 46181553 Protective wear dispenser, a Commodity code, reflects state and local procurement activity centered on welding laboratory equipment, materials, and installation services rather than personal protective equipment dispensers in the abstract sense. Recent solicitations show community colleges and school districts buying welding-related capital goods—plasma cutters, welding power supplies, extraction equipment—alongside consumable welding materials such as rods, electrodes, tubes, and sheets. The issuing bodies are education-sector entities: community college districts and public school systems. Mt. San Antonio Community College District and Dalton Public Schools have posted recent opportunities, while Collin College and Collin County Community College District have established multi-vendor three-year supply contracts for ongoing welding materials procurement.

Activity concentrates in California, Texas, and Georgia. Mt. San Antonio Community College District (Walnut, California) solicited purchase and installation of forty-seven flexible vent extraction arms for its Welding Lab via IFB with a due date of July 16, 2026, and an Engineer's Base Bid Estimate of $150,000. Dalton Public Schools (Dalton, Georgia) requested bids for welding laboratory equipment—plasma cutter, saw, and nine Powermig units—due September 25, 2026, with delivery required within three days of order receipt. Collin College (Texas) established a three-year welding materials and supplies contract (May 1, 2024–April 30, 2027) with an estimated annual volume of approximately $400,000, evaluated on purchase price (35%), references (15%), quality (15%), meeting district needs (15%), and vendor relationship and total cost of ownership factors. Collin County Community College District (Texas) similarly procured a three-year welding materials and supplies contract (June 1, 2024–May 31, 2027) with comparable evaluation criteria and an anticipated purchase volume of approximately $400,000 on a multi-vendor basis.