UNSPSC 53102719: Work uniform

Any effective uniform will be designed specifically around the intended wearer and their job role. All garments have to be fit for purpose or they will be no good to the wearer. This can include bespoke features that allow a person to complete their everyday tasks with the utmost ease.

UNSPSC 53102719 Work uniform (Commodity) encompasses the purchase of ready-to-wear and custom apparel for operational workforces across state and local agencies, schools, and special-purpose districts. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying branded work uniforms with embroidery and screen printing, specialized tactical uniforms with ballistic vests, rental-service uniforms, and blank stock apparel for in-house customization. The mix of issuing bodies reflects the breadth of uniformed workforces: the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Pet Resources Department), Texas A&M Forest Service, Temple Independent School District, the City of Indianapolis and Marion County, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the City of Phoenix, the Agency for Community Transit in Pontoon Beach Illinois, Clark County School District, the City of Austin, and the City of Richardson. Solicitations range from small as-needed purchases (estimated $38,141 over two years for Hillsborough County) to large multi-year supplier relationships (Texas A&M Forest Service exceeding $100,000 annually; City of Phoenix five-year contract with departmentwide scope).

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Nevada, Illinois, and Indiana, with additional signals from Arizona. Representative opportunities include the Texas A&M Forest Service RFP (due November 3, 2026) seeking a single vendor to manage uniforms for over 500 employees across field, law enforcement, and business casual categories with an ADA-compliant web portal and quarterly reporting; the Agency for Community Transit Pontoon Beach RFQ (due August 19, 2026) for a five-year firm fixed unit-price contract supplying uniforms for 188 employees with in-house embroidery and logo customization and cybersecurity compliance requirements; the City of Phoenix IFB (offers due July 28, 2025) structuring pricing as a single discount percentage from manufacturer catalogs across nine city departments with department-specific customization exhibits; and the City of Austin IFB (due June 16, 2026) for tactical uniforms and ballistic vests with local-business and small-business evaluation preferences. Solicitations typically include embroidery, screen printing, and alteration services bundled into pricing, web-based ordering portals with inventory tracking, CPI-capped annual price adjustment provisions, and delivery windows of ten to thirty business days.