UNSPSC 49141506: Wetsuits

UNSPSC 49141506 Wetsuits is a Commodity code that covers protective diving and water-rescue apparel purchased by public safety and emergency-response agencies. State and local governments source wetsuits primarily through broader law enforcement equipment and diving-equipment procurements, where wetsuits appear as line items alongside regulators, masks, fins, drysuits, communication systems, and related water-rescue gear. The County of Orange, Sheriff-Coroner (California) and Palm Beach County, Florida have both solicited wetsuits within multi-item diving-equipment contracts; the Code also appears in cooperative purchasing vehicles and statewide frameworks that bundle personal protective equipment for fire, police, and rescue operations. Issuing bodies include county sheriffs' offices, city fire departments, county fire and emergency services divisions, and regional purchasing cooperatives serving multiple jurisdictions. Wetsuits are typically specified by size, thickness, construction type (sealed or traditional), and brand (often Bare, Viking, DUI, or equivalent approved alternatives), with vendors required to meet quality and durability standards and deliver within 30 days or according to contract delivery windows.

Geographic activity is concentrated in California, Florida, Georgia, and New Jersey, driven by recent solicitations from the County of Orange (California) IFB for diving-equipment maintenance and purchase (due March 13, 2026), Palm Beach County's 60-month water-rescue and dive-equipment pre-qualification contract (through May 6, 2029, with an anticipated total value of $3,600,000), Sarasota County's quick quote for rapid diver equipment (due May 22, 2026), and the State of New Jersey's statewide law enforcement equipment RFP (due June 24, 2026). Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based service cooperative, is procuring law enforcement equipment on behalf of multiple counties and jurisdictions across Washington state and beyond (RFP #061626, due June 16, 2026). Most recent solicitations use competitive quote (RFQ), invitation for bid (IFB), or RFP processes with response windows of 30 to 90 days, and many are structured as multi-year contracts with renewal options. Set-asides for small business, minority-owned, women-owned, and disabled veteran-owned enterprises are common in California and New Jersey procurements.