UNSPSC 53103000: Tshirts

UNSPSC 53103000 T-shirts, a Class code, encompasses the procurement of blank and decorated t-shirts by state agencies, county governments, municipalities, school districts, and special-purpose entities. State and local buyers use this code for uniforms (field, law enforcement, and business casual), promotional and community outreach apparel, inmate clothing, work wear, and decorated items through screen printing and embroidery. Recent solicitations show a mix of single-vendor uniform contracts for large workforces, multi-vendor apparel pools for school districts, and specialized procurement for public safety and correctional facilities. Issuing bodies include state agencies (Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Facilities Commission), counties (Orange County in California and Georgia, Clayton County), cities (Phoenix, Philadelphia, Richardson), school districts (Temple Independent School District), and university health systems (UT Health Science Center at San Antonio). The market spans both blank stock procurement and fully decorated uniforms with embroidery, patches, and logo placement per agency specifications.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and the Southwest, with standout solicitations including Texas A&M Forest Service's RFP for a $100,000-plus annual uniform provider due November 3, 2026; the City of Phoenix's five-year IFB 25-0771 for safety and non-safety uniforms with customization across nine departments; and the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-200A1 for 30,000 tactical polo shirts in CornerStone CS410 brand to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Other recent opportunities include the Mississippi Department of Public Safety's IFB for Capitol Police uniforms due October 1, 2026; Temple Independent School District's RFP for multi-vendor apparel and custom decoration services due October 6, 2026; Clayton County's ITB for public safety uniforms requiring a local showroom within 45 miles of Jonesboro, Georgia, due July 9, 2026; and Orange County's bids for inmate underclothing and work-wear uniforms with local-business and disabled-veteran preferences. Contract terms typically run one to five years with optional renewals, pricing is usually firm for the first year, and delivery expectations range from ten to thirty calendar days.