UNSPSC 53131615: Feminine hygiene products

UNSPSC 53131615 Feminine hygiene products is a Commodity-level code representing supplies that state and local governments procure for institutional and social-service use, including sanitary napkins, tampons, panty liners, and related menstrual-care items. Recent solicitations show the code applies to bulk institutional purchasing across correctional facilities, senior services centers, school districts, and community outreach programs. The buying mix spans correctional-facility commissaries (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county detention and youth services centers (Bernalillo County), county senior services (Gwinnett County), school districts (Pinellas County), and municipal community outreach (City of Philadelphia). Issuing bodies include state procurement divisions acting on behalf of specialized agencies, county purchasing offices, school boards, and city departments. Scope of work ranges from high-volume, multi-year statewide contracts with detailed specifications and barcode requirements to small micro-purchases supporting vulnerable populations; products are typically specified by active ingredient, container size, packaging format, and quantity per case, with delivery to multiple institutional warehouses or distribution centers.

Recent activity spans Texas, Georgia, Florida, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division posted an Invitation for Bids (ITB No. 304T-26-652A1.3) on June 2, 2026, for sanitary napkins, tampons, and panty liners for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Prison Commissaries Division, covering 18,192 cases of sanitary napkins and 5,460 cases each of panty liners and tampons with responses due May 26, 2026. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an informal written quote request (IWQ 140255) on October 13, 2026, for household items including incontinence supplies and infant diapers for the Department of Community Services, with quotes due October 20, 2026. The School Board of Pinellas County, Florida posted an ITB (25-CR-069) on September 28, 2026, for first aid supplies with an estimated annual usage of approximately $130,000, though that solicitation's primary focus was medical and first-aid consumables rather than feminine hygiene products. Bernalillo County Purchasing Section requested bids for personal care products for detention and youth services facilities in July 2026, and the City of Philadelphia posted a micro-purchase for women's hygiene kits and related community outreach items in May 2026.