UNSPSC 53131611: Shaving creams

UNSPSC 53131611 Shaving creams, a Commodity code, covers personal grooming products purchased by state correctional and institutional procurement offices for resale through prison commissaries and inmate supply programs. State and local governments buy shaving cream under this code as part of broader personal hygiene and grooming product suites serving incarcerated populations; the products are specified by active ingredient, container size, packaging quantity, and barcode compatibility with institutional inventory systems. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts are the principal recent buyers, though the code likely sees activity across multiple state departments of corrections and county jail systems that operate similar commissary programs.

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division issued Invitation for Bids No. 304T-26-652A1.3 on June 2, 2026, for personal hygiene and grooming products including 690 cases of shaving cream as one of seven line items, with responses due May 26, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. The solicitation accepts bids from any qualified vendor and permits respondents to claim Texas procurement preferences including Texas-manufactured goods and service-disabled veteran-owned business status, though no mandatory set-asides are specified. Acceptable equivalent brands for shaving cream include Amerfresh and Barbasol, with a minimum order quantity of 100 cases; pricing must be firm and all-inclusive, with quoted per-case rates and a 1.5% Texas SmartBuy administrative fee, and all products require delivery to five primary Texas locations including Huntsville, Beeville, Rosharon, and Snyder. The initial contract term runs through August 31, 2027, with two renewal options extending through August 31, 2029.