UNSPSC 52141601: Domestic clothes washers

UNSPSC 52141601 Domestic clothes washers (Commodity) covers the procurement of residential and commercial laundry equipment—both washers and dryers—by state agencies, school districts, community colleges, higher education systems, and special-purpose districts for on-site residential, training, and facility operations. Recent state and local solicitations reflect demand for new equipment installation at student housing and dormitory facilities, replacement of worn laundry infrastructure at correctional and training academies, and equipment supply agreements serving multiple member institutions through cooperative purchasing vehicles. The issuing bodies span higher education (Texas A&M University System, Mt. Hood Community College, California Department of General Services for state housing), state workforce-training entities (Texas Military Department), public universities and housing authorities, and regional cooperative purchasing consortia (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas, Sourcewell serving multiple states). A subset of opportunities include installation and maintenance labor, equipment removal, or warranty and service terms, though the core commodity remains domestic or commercial-grade laundry machines.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and California, with secondary activity in Maine, Oregon, Minnesota (through cooperative vehicle), and the District of Columbia. The Texas A&M University System issued an ITB for Reed House appliances (due July 7, 2026); the Texas Military Department solicited three 120-pound natural gas dryers for the Texas ChalleNGe Academy in Eagle Lake via IFB (due May 21, 2026); California Department of General Services posted RFBs for BHC commercial washers, dryers, and stacking kits across multiple contract line items (due May 1, 2026 and June 5, 2026); the State of Maine issued two successive RFQs for fire gear washers and dryers with delivery and installation (due May 13 and May 22, 2026); Mt. Hood Community College in Portland, Oregon sought a residential stackable washer-dryer installation via RFB (due April 29, 2026); and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas released a Catalog Discount Bid for custodial supplies (estimated expenditure $12.6 million over two years, due May 26, 2026). Sourcewell released a cooperative RFP for law enforcement equipment (due June 16, 2026) that does not appear directly aligned with laundry equipment procurement. The code shows steady mid-market activity, with contract values ranging from single-unit purchases to multi-year statewide supply agreements exceeding $12 million.