UNSPSC 53000000: Apparel and Luggage and Personal Care Products

This segment includes non-industrial clothing, garments shoes or boots and accessories as well as briefcases, suitcases, trunks and travel accessories. This segment also includes articles or preparations used in personal hygiene and personal care

UNSPSC 53000000 Apparel and Luggage and Personal Care Products (Segment) covers the procurement of branded uniforms, embroidered apparel, safety wear, athletic equipment packages, and related customization services that state and local governments buy for operational, emergency-response, and educational purposes. Recent state and local opportunities show sustained demand across law enforcement and corrections uniforms, fire department turnout gear and station apparel, school and university spirit wear and athletic uniforms, municipal and county workwear with embroidery services, and health care and detention facility commissary items. Issuing bodies span county sheriffs' offices and police departments, state agencies and departments, independent school districts, community colleges, cities, county health care agencies, and fire departments. Notable repeat buyers in recent solicitations include Tuolumne County (California), Michigan Department of Technology Management and Budget, and multiple Texas school districts; activity is geographically distributed across Texas, California, Michigan, Connecticut, Florida, and New Hampshire, with significant representation from Southern and Western states.

Representative recent opportunities include Jefferson County Sheriff's Department (Beaumont, Texas) issuing IFB 26-030/CG on July 14, 2026, for law enforcement and corrections equipment and uniforms with bids due August 19, 2026; Collin County Community College District (Texas) soliciting embroidered and screen-printed apparel through ITB FY2025ITB001 with bids due September 26, 2024; Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget issuing RFP 260000001530 on June 8, 2026, for uniforms and logo wear across nine state agencies with proposals due July 15, 2026; Birdville Independent School District (North Richland Hills, Texas) requesting athletic equipment, supplies, and services through RFCSP 002-27 posted July 1, 2026, for an estimated annual value of $867,443.31; and City of Fort Worth issuing RFP 26-0209 on June 3, 2026, for standard workwear with embroidery and alteration services, with proposals due June 25, 2026. The code also captures one bookstore operations procurement (CT State Community College RFP 1394270, due August 12, 2026) and several forest fuels reduction projects and professional services that appear to be misclassified under the apparel code; the core activity remains uniform supply, customization, and related operational apparel across the public sector.