UNSPSC 57030300: Water, sanitation and hygiene kits

This class includes equipment to safely managed water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, which are an essential part of preventing and protecting human health during infectious disease outbreaks, including the current COVID-19 pandemic. Child potty, multipurpose cloth, cotton, 1m x 1.5m,Small to medium sized handheld torch with LED bulbs of minimum 50, bucket, small, made of HDPE, with a capacity of 5 liters, stackable (all materials in plastic), for use as small bucket/basin e.g. in hygiene related kits or similar.

UNSPSC 57030300 Water, sanitation and hygiene kits is a Class code covering personal care and hygiene products distributed through institutional and public health channels. State and local governments purchase these items primarily for detention facilities, correctional institutions, and public health education programs. Recent solicitations show demand for complete hygiene kits and individual personal care items including toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, soap, shampoo, deodorant, sanitary products, and nail clippers. Issuing bodies include county sheriffs' offices, detention centers, city purchasing departments, and state health agencies. The City of Indianapolis and Marion County Sheriff's Office are active repeat buyers in this space, currently seeking inmate hygiene supplies through formal competitive bidding with specific product lists and volume requirements.

Recent activity spans California, New Mexico, and Indiana. The California Department of Public Health posted an RFB for dental hygiene kits on April 5, 2026 with an April 20 response deadline. Bernalillo County Purchasing Section issued RFB0927NM for personal care products serving the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center and Youth Services Center on July 15, 2026 with bids due July 30, 2026. The City of Indianapolis and Marion County Sheriff's Office solicited inmate hygiene supplies through RFB33SHF318 with a December 18, 2025 bid deadline, specifying nine product categories with estimated two-year unit quantities ranging from 100 hair clippers to 375,000 sanitary napkins. The Indianapolis procurement requires MBE-WBE-VBE-DOBE documentation and U.S. manufacturing preference certification, with existing contracts held by Bob Barker Company Inc. and Phoenix Trading, Inc. d/b/a Amercare Products, Inc.