UNSPSC 46181801: Eyewear holders or cases

UNSPSC 46181801 Eyewear holders or cases, a Commodity code, encompasses prescription eyeglasses, frames, lenses, and fitting services procured by state health and human services agencies, correctional systems, and municipal governments for employees and institutional residents. State and local buyers solicit under this code to supply prescription and safety eyewear to designated populations — inmates in correctional facilities, residents of state-supported living centers, and county employees — with delivery typically required within 10–15 business days and pricing structured on a per-unit basis for frames, lenses (single vision, bifocal, progressive, polycarbonate, tinted), and fitting labor. The issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state university health sciences centers procuring on behalf of correctional agencies, and county governments.

Recent activity is concentrated in Texas, where the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017589 for prescription eyeglasses and fitting services for Mexia State Supported Living Center (bids due July 15, 2026), and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center issued IFB 739-SL3809803 for optical supplies to serve 19 Texas Department of Criminal Justice facilities across West Texas (bids due July 17, 2026). The San Mateo County Informal RFP 2026RFPINFORMAL00219 for prescription safety glasses covering multiple county facilities (due January 2, 2026) indicates municipal procurement activity in California. A Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment (due June 16, 2026) was posted but does not clearly align with eyewear procurement. Historical spending under institutional eyewear codes runs modest — the HHSC opportunity cited $48,370.65 in spending for the prior fiscal year — and contracts typically carry initial terms of one year with optional renewals or extensions up to three months at the procuring agency's discretion.