UNSPSC 52121509: Sheets

UNSPSC 52121509 Sheets is a Commodity code that captures linens—primarily flat sheets, fitted sheets, pillowcases, and quilted mattress covers with attached sheets—procured by state and local detention facilities, correctional institutions, and military training centers for inmate housing and lodging operations. Recent opportunities show county detention centers and state military departments as the primary issuing bodies, with acquisition volumes ranging from hundreds of dozens annually for standard institutional percale sheets to multi-thousand-unit annual orders for specialized quilted bedding. Vendors must typically meet stock-maintenance minimums (often 20% of annual requirements), provide manufacturer specification data sheets with samples, and carry general liability and workers' compensation insurance. Contracts commonly run one to three years with renewal options, and pricing terms are firm-fixed F.O.B. destination, inclusive of delivery and handling.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast, with recent Invitations to Bid from Chatham County Detention Center in Savannah, Georgia (ITB 26-0101-6, bids due September 15, 2026, seeking 400 dozen lightweight poly/cotton blended percale flat sheets and 4,800 units of quilted mattress covers annually) and the Florida Department of Military Affairs for linen services at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Starke (ITB DMA-ITB-355, bids due September 17, 2026, estimated annual expenditure approximately $50,000, mandatory pre-bid site visit August 26, 2026). The Chatham County opportunity includes a 30% combined M/WBE participation goal with good-faith subcontracting requirements. Both solicitations are active in September 2026 with firm pricing requirements and multi-year contract terms.