UNSPSC 53131503: Toothbrushes

UNSPSC 53131503 Toothbrushes, a Commodity code, covers dental hygiene products that state and local governments procure for institutional use — primarily correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, and other residential or care facilities. Recent solicitations show demand for specialized variants: security toothbrushes with anti-shank design and flexible, flat thumb construction (typically 3 inches or shorter) for use in correctional and secure-care settings, and standard full-size adult toothbrushes for general institutional distribution and canteen resale. The issuing bodies are primarily state agencies — the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Missouri Department of Corrections — operating on behalf of specific institutional clients. These are typically firm-fixed-price, single or multiple-award contracts with terms of one to three years, evaluated on ability to meet specifications, delivery performance, past vendor performance, and price.

Recent activity spans Texas and Missouri with sparse additional signals from Ohio. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017608 on July 9, 2026, due July 23, 2026, for 4-inch flexible security nylon toothbrushes for the Austin State Supported Living Center's vocational department, with a historical monetary value of $257,500 for the initial twelve-month period and optional two-year renewals. The Missouri Department of Corrections issued IFB 300000236343041, due May 13, 2026, for two product lines — 1,035 cases of security toothbrushes and 383 cases of regular full-size toothbrushes for resale in offender canteens across nineteen correctional institutions, with an estimated annual procurement value of approximately $18,345, bonus scoring for American-made products (10 percent), Organizations for the Blind and Sheltered Workshops participation (5–15 points), and Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises certification (3 bonus points). Ohio shows minimal recent activity with due dates of one day or less, suggesting either data quality issues or low procurement volume.