UNSPSC 46181904: Ear plug dispenser

A specially designed container placed at worksites enabling workers to obtain ear protection plugs.

UNSPSC 46181904 Ear plug dispenser is a Commodity code that nominally covers hearing-protection dispensers, but recent state and local solicitations show little activity directly aligned with that narrow scope. The opportunities posted under this code in the past four months span flight helmets and accessories (City of Phoenix), custodial supplies (Northside Independent School District, San Antonio), general safety equipment and supplies (Jackson County, Missouri), first aid supplies (School Board of Pinellas County, Florida), heat relief supplies (City of Phoenix), and structural firefighter PPE (Hart County, Georgia). These solicitations do not reflect the code's stated commodity focus on ear plug dispensers; rather, they represent a broader range of personal protective equipment, medical consumables, and safety-related goods that appear to have been tagged with this code by individual procurement offices without consistent alignment to the UNSPSC hierarchy.

The issuing bodies are dispersed across state and local jurisdictions—municipalities (Phoenix, Arizona and Hart County, Georgia), an independent school district (Northside, San Antonio), a county government (Jackson County, Missouri), and a school board (Pinellas County, Florida). Geographic spread includes Arizona, Texas, Missouri, Florida, and Georgia. No clear pattern of repeat buyers emerges, and no single procurement category dominates. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix RFQ 260319 for flight helmets, accessories, and repair services due July 6, 2026; Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-071 for custodial supplies due June 4, 2026; and Jackson County IFB 26033 for safety equipment and supplies due June 9, 2026, with estimated annual spending of $32,000. The code shows minimal recent activity that actually matches its stated commodity definition, suggesting either misclassification at the point of posting or that the code is no longer the standard procurement vehicle for ear plug dispensers in state and local markets.