UNSPSC 53131609: Sun protection products

UNSPSC 53131609 Sun protection products is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure personal protective and health-support items, though recent solicitation activity shows the code captures a wider range of health and hygiene supplies than the nominal category name suggests. Boulder County Public Health and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts) have recently solicited under this code for harm reduction supplies, personal hygiene products, and wound care items, indicating that state and local buyers use the classification to source everything from safer injection and smoking supplies to sanitary products, antibacterial soaps, shaving cream, and antifungal powders. County public health departments and state purchasing divisions for corrections agencies are the primary issuing bodies active under the code.

Recent opportunities span Colorado and Texas. Boulder County Public Health issued RFQ PHI00326 on August 10, 2026, seeking harm reduction supplies vendors for safer injection, safer smoking, and wound care and skin protectant products, with proposals due September 11, 2026; the solicitation directed questions to HealthPurchasing@bouldercounty.gov but did not disclose line-item quantities or detailed product specifications. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued Invitation for Bids No. 304T-26-652A1.3 on June 2, 2026, procuring seven line items of personal hygiene and grooming products for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Prison Commissaries Division, including 18,192 cases of sanitary napkins, 5,460 cases each of panty liners and tampons, 2,000 cases of antibacterial bar soap, 690 cases of shaving cream, 172 cases of hairbrushes, and 150 cases of antifungal powder for statewide delivery to Beeville, Huntsville, Rosharon, and Snyder; the response due date was May 26, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. Central Time, with a contract term through August 31, 2027, and two renewal options extending through August 31, 2029. The Texas IFB required firm, all-inclusive pricing inclusive of a 1.5% Texas SmartBuy administrative fee, mandatory sample submissions, and referenced acceptable brands including Rugby, Geri-Care, Amerfresh, Barbasol, and Bob Barker.