UNSPSC 53111603: Boys shoes

UNSPSC 53111603 Boys shoes is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local contracting activity under this code does not align with its nominal scope. The City of Phoenix Finance Department, Central Procurement Division posted IFB-26-0046 in March 2026 for a five-year heat relief supplies contract, which includes only 1,000 pairs of shoes as a minor line item within a much broader procurement for water bottles, cooling equipment, sunscreen, hats, pet supplies, and specialized outdoor gear intended for vulnerable populations served through Maricopa Association of Government (MAG) Heat Relief Network sites. The shoes in this solicitation appear incidental to the primary mission of distributing heat-mitigation supplies rather than representative of footwear procurement activity generally cataloged under this code.

The source provides no additional recent state and local opportunities under UNSPSC 53111603 Boys shoes, indicating minimal current activity in this code's primary category. The Phoenix heat relief procurement, with sealed offers due December 12, 2025, and contract commencement targeted for February 1, 2026, represents an outlier use case where shoes are bundled with emergency-relief supplies rather than procured as a standalone product line. Absence of other opportunities in the dataset suggests this Commodity code does not currently see regular activity in state and local procurement channels, or when footwear procurement does occur, it may be classified differently or sourced through cooperative purchasing or pre-existing blanket agreements rather than individual RFP or IFB cycles.