UNSPSC 53101803: Girls coats or jackets

UNSPSC 53101803 Girls coats or jackets is a Commodity code that encompasses customized outerwear and related decoration services for school districts, municipal departments, and state agencies. State and local governments buy branded or embellished jackets and coats for student populations, law enforcement and fire personnel, municipal workforce uniforms, and agency staff under this code, typically bundled with screen printing, embroidery, and tailoring services. Issuing bodies include independent school districts, city police and fire departments, municipal workforce management offices, and state agencies. Recent solicitations show that buyers often structure these procurements as multi-vendor contracts or annual requirements vehicles to maintain vendor pools and flexibility across customization needs, with awards frequently based on best value criteria that weigh price, product quality, decoration capability, delivery time, and prior performance rather than low-bid alone.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, with Temple Independent School District (TISD) posting RFP 00627 for apparel and accessories including jackets and embroidery services with a response date of October 6, 2026; Northside Independent School District (NISD) in San Antonio posting IFB 2026097 for law enforcement uniforms and duty gear due September 3, 2026; the City of Phoenix posting IFB 25-0771 for five-year safety and non-safety uniforms and related services due July 28, 2025; the City of Tucson Police Department and Fire Department posting solicitation 260177 for formal and patrol uniforms, ballistic shields, and body armor with an estimated annual usage of $300,000 and a response date of May 26, 2026; the City of Richardson posting IFB 5526 for embroidered items due June 16, 2026; and the Railroad Commission of Texas posting IFB 455-26-1028 to procure 1,250 custom Port Authority soft shell jackets with embroidered RRC seals due March 24, 2026. Vendors in these solicitations must provide online ordering portals, maintain local inventory, offer tiered pricing from published catalogs, deliver to multiple locations, and comply with varying decoration specifications and insurance requirements tailored to each issuing body's operational and branding standards.