UNSPSC 53101503: Girls slacks or trousers or shorts

UNSPSC 53101503 Girls slacks or trousers or shorts (Commodity) covers apparel procurement by state and local governments, though recent solicitations reveal that buyers are using the code to source a broader range of uniforms, apparel, and accessories with customization services rather than girls' slacks alone. State and local issuing bodies pursuing this code include independent school districts, state agencies (health and human services commissions, facilities commissions), city governments, and county boards of commissioners. The actual work being solicited spans multi-vendor apparel and uniform contracts that bundle clothing items—shirts, pants, shorts, jackets, activewear, hats, and outerwear—with decoration services including screen printing, embroidery, patch application, and logo placement. School districts and public safety agencies dominate recent activity, with contracts structured as blanket or annual arrangements that establish approved vendor pools, offer online catalogs with published price lists and fixed discounts, and require vendors to deliver garments within 14 to 30 days and provide alterations, fittings, and repair services at no additional cost (except negligence). Vendors typically must carry workers' compensation and commercial general liability insurance, submit pricing as firm fixed prices or single discount percentages from manufacturers' lists, prepay freight on an FOB Destination basis, and comply with state and federal compliance certifications and HUB subcontracting requirements where applicable.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Arizona, with secondary activity in Georgia. Temple Independent School District posted RFP 00627 in September 2026 for apparel and accessories with screen printing and embroidery for 15 campuses (response due October 6, 2026). The City of Phoenix issued IFB 25-0771 in July 2026 for safety and non-safety uniforms and related services across nine city departments on a five-year contract (offer deadline July 28, 2025). The Texas Facilities Commission released RFP 0007240 in June 2026 for uniform purchase and rental services across four Austin locations, including rental uniforms for facilities maintenance and fire-resistant uniforms meeting ATPV 8+ and NFPA 2112 standards, with two anticipated awards—one for rentals and one for sales (proposal deadline July 7, 2026). Clayton County Board of Commissioners posted ITB #26-57 in June 2026 for public safety uniforms for approximately 500 police employees with mandatory local-showroom presence within 45 miles of Jonesboro, Georgia and five-year minimum experience requirement (bid due July 9, 2026). A Texas state procurement for miscellaneous supplies at the Denton State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017685, August 2026) included tear-resistant clothing and support garments alongside medical and sensory items, though that solicitation's scope extends well beyond apparel.