UNSPSC 53131630: Lip balm

UNSPSC 53131630 Lip balm is a Commodity code that captures personal hygiene and grooming products sold through state and local procurement channels, including but not limited to lip balms, antifungal powders, shaving creams, hairbrushes, soaps, and feminine hygiene products. State and local governments — particularly corrections departments sourcing for institutional commissaries and resale — use this code to procure consumable personal care items in bulk, with pricing quoted on a per-case basis and delivery to multiple institutional locations. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, purchasing through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, represents a significant buyer under this category, using IFB solicitations to source multi-line-item personal hygiene bundles for its prison commissaries.

The most recent documented activity appears concentrated in Texas. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued Invitation for Bids No. 304T-26-652A1.3 on June 2, 2026, for seven line items spanning antifungal powder, shaving cream, hairbrushes, antibacterial bar soap, panty liners, sanitary napkins, and tampons, with delivery to five primary locations including Beeville, Huntsville, Rosharon, and Snyder, Texas. The response deadline was May 26, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. Central Time, with a questions submission deadline of May 8, 2026 and addenda issued May 12, 2026. Bidders were required to submit firm, all-inclusive fixed pricing including shipping and a 1.5% Texas SmartBuy administrative fee, maintain $500,000 minimum commercial general liability insurance, and provide detailed specifications and mandatory samples for each line item. The initial contract term ran through August 31, 2027, with two renewal options extending through August 31, 2029. No mandatory set-asides were specified, though the solicitation permitted bidders to claim Texas procurement preferences for in-state manufacture, agricultural products, service-disabled veteran ownership, and environmentally sensitive materials.