UNSPSC 47131502: Cleaning cloths or wipes

UNSPSC 47131502 Cleaning cloths or wipes, a Commodity code, encompasses absorbent and reusable textile products that state and local governments procure for facility maintenance, food service, and specialized cleaning applications. Recent solicitations show school districts and county governments buying cotton rags, gym wipes, and custodial supplies as standalone categories or as part of broader facility or food-service procurement bundles. The code captures both specialized products—such as low-lint, bleached cotton flannel rags for industrial or institutional use—and broader cleaning-textile bundles embedded in custodial-supply or kitchen-equipment solicitations. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Anaheim City School District, Anaheim Union High School District), county boards of commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida), county government procurement offices (Montgomery County, Maryland), and municipal school systems. School districts appear as repeat buyers, signaling sustained demand for custodial and food-service cleaning products across multiple locations and recurring contract cycles.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Texas, Florida, and Maryland. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB2600351 for cotton rags with a five-year, $160,000 estimated value and an August 7, 2026 response deadline, specifying low-lint, 100% cotton flannel weave rags in 25-pound boxes with delivery to Tampa-area locations. Northside Independent School District posted RFP 2026-071 for custodial supplies on May 13, 2026 with a June 4, 2026 deadline, replacing an expiring contract and requiring all existing vendors to respond to maintain business continuity. Montgomery County, Maryland solicited gym wipes through IFB #1196378 with a July 16, 2026 deadline using the BidNet Maryland Purchasing Group platform. Anaheim City School District posted an IFB for kitchen equipment and related items (due October 3, 2026) that may encompass cleaning textiles as secondary items. Response deadlines in mid-to-late 2026 indicate active procurement cycles, and the Hillsborough County five-year contract with CPI-U price adjustments and no minimum-purchase guarantees is characteristic of blanket-purchase frameworks common in county procurement.