UNSPSC 53131636: Rose water

UNSPSC 53131636 Rose water is a Commodity code that in state and local practice encompasses personal hygiene and grooming products sold through correctional facility commissaries and similar retail channels. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is the primary end-user sourcing these items through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division via standing supply contracts. The scope of work spans manufacture and delivery of commodity personal-care items — antifungal powder, shaving cream, hairbrushes, antibacterial bar soap, panty liners, sanitary napkins, and tampons — with strict specifications on active ingredients, container types, package quantities, and barcode compatibility. Products must be new, unused, and first-class condition; bidders bear the cost of mandatory sample submissions. Pricing is firm and fixed for the initial contract term, inclusive of all shipping, handling, and fuel surcharges plus a 1.5% administrative fee, with commercial general liability insurance of at least $500,000 per occurrence required. Contracts run initial terms of approximately one year with two renewal options extending through August 2029, and price adjustments are permitted only after the initial term based on documented manufacturer price increases.

The sole recent opportunity identified is in Texas, where the TDCJ's Prison Commissaries Division issued Invitation for Bids No. 304T-26-652A1.3 through the Comptroller's office on June 2, 2026, with a response deadline of May 26, 2026 (already elapsed as of this date). The RFQ encompassed seven line items with total quantities spanning 150 cases of antifungal powder to 18,192 cases of sanitary napkins, quoted on a per-case basis for statewide delivery to five TDCJ facilities. Texas SmartBuy and state preference provisions for Texas-manufactured goods, agricultural products, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, and environmentally sensitive materials are available but not mandatory. The code shows limited recent activity beyond this single documented opportunity; broader state and local demand for rose water or closely related botanical personal-care products under this specific commodity classification is not evident in current solicitations.