UNSPSC 46181607: Protective clogs

Workplace footwear made of hard materials to protect feet from punctures or other floor threats.

UNSPSC 46181607 Protective clogs (Commodity) reflects the range of protective footwear, work boots, and specialized safety apparel that state and local governments procure for operational and emergency-response personnel. In practice, the code encompasses not just protective clogs but the broader family of fire-rescue bunker gear, tactical uniforms, specialized work boots, hip waders, and related personal protective equipment for firefighting, water rescue, detention, and general fleet operations. State and local buyers include city fire departments, county emergency services and corrections facilities, transit authorities, public works departments, and municipal floodway operations. Recent solicitations show activity across fire department uniform and gear contracts (bunker gear cleaning and maintenance, firefighter protective coats and boots, fire department uniform packages), detention facility security equipment, water-rescue specialized footwear and apparel, and field operations outfitting. The issuing bodies include major cities (Phoenix, Dallas, Owensboro), county governments (Collin County, Hillsborough County, Seminole County, Sarasota County), and regional consolidated governments (Columbus).

Geographic activity spans Texas (multiple Dallas and Collin County postings), Florida (Hillsborough, Seminole, and Sarasota counties), Georgia (Columbus), Kentucky (Owensboro), and Arizona (Phoenix), with interstate cooperative purchasing emerging through Minnesota MMCAP's medical-supply procurement affecting approximately 8,000 government members nationwide. Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County Fire Rescue's ITB 26-00380 for bunker gear cleaning, testing, and maintenance (approximately 2,800 sets, estimated value $1,156,137 over two years, bids due September 10, 2026); Columbus Consolidated Government's RFB No. 27-0007 for structural firefighting coats, pants, protective hoods, gloves, helmets, and boots for approximately 30 sets on an as-needed basis (annual contract with two-year term and three one-year renewal options, bids due October 14, 2026); and the City of Dallas IFB for hip boots and rain suits for Floodway Operations (bids due June 4, 2026). Sarasota County's Quick Quote solicitation (due May 22, 2026) sought specialized swift-water rescue dry suits, boots, flotation devices, and knives (16 line items, $50,000 budget cap), and the City of Owensboro's RFB 4473 sought a single-source supplier for fire department uniforms, shoes, leather goods, and embroidered tactical gear (bids due May 22, 2026).