UNSPSC 46182409: Automatic overshoes wearing machine

A device that automatically puts disposable overshoes on shoes so that visitors don't use their hands.

UNSPSC 46182409 Automatic overshoes wearing machine is a Commodity code that bears no relationship to the state and local opportunities currently posted under it. The code nominally describes equipment for automated footwear application; recent solicitations show state and local governments using this code designation to procure portable sanitation and hygiene services, including portable toilet rental, delivery, maintenance, shower facilities, wastewater removal, and related on-call emergency hygiene support. The mismatch between the code's stated scope and actual procurement activity suggests a tagging error in the source systems rather than genuine alignment. The issuing bodies are diverse — cities, state health and human services agencies, and emergency management departments — and the work being solicited spans facilities support (portable toilets and showers for events and emergencies), miscellaneous maintenance parts and supplies for state-supported facilities, and emergency response hygiene services.

The City of Austin dominates recent activity under this code, having posted two portable-toilet and shower rental solicitations in quick succession: IFB 5000 ACA1012 (due September 7, 2026, later rebid as IFB 5000 ACA1012REBID due November 3, 2026), both seeking annual, monthly, weekly, and daily rental and maintenance services with estimated demand spanning 1,200–1,300 monthly unit rentals and thirty annual ADA-compliant units. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted a smaller miscellaneous parts and supplies IFB (HHS0017729, due September 14, 2026) for a Denton State Supported Living Center with historical annual spend of approximately $100,000. The Oregon Department of Human Services, Office of Resilience and Emergency Management, issued a Request for Application (due December 31, 2026) for on-call hygiene services including portable restrooms, shower facilities, wastewater removal, and laundry services to support mass care operations statewide during emergencies. Activity concentrates in Texas and Oregon; both Austin solicitations impose local-business and small-business preference discounts and require Living Wage Program compliance. The code shows no relevant recent activity outside these two states.