UNSPSC 57030305: Water, sanitation and hygiene kit

Safely managed water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services 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 57030305 Water, sanitation and hygiene kit is a Commodity code covering personal care and hygiene products that state and local governments procure for institutional use, primarily in detention centers, correctional facilities, and public health programs. State and local buyers under this code are purchasing ready-to-use hygiene supply packages and individual hygiene items—including toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, soap, shampoo, deodorant, sanitary napkins, nail clippers, and hair clippers—for distribution to inmates, detainees, and vulnerable populations served by public health agencies. The issuing bodies include county purchasing departments (Bernalillo County Purchasing Section), state health departments (California Department of Public Health), and city procurement offices (City of Indianapolis/Marion County Sheriff's Office). These are not one-time kit purchases in the strict sense but rather recurring procurements of component hygiene products bundled for institutional distribution.

Recent activity spans New Mexico, California, and Indiana. The City of Indianapolis and Marion County issued RFB 33SHF318 for inmate hygiene supplies with a due date of December 18, 2025, specifying nine product categories with unit pricing requirements, a two-year initial term with up to 5% escalation, FOB Destination delivery within 30 days of order, and estimated two-year volumes ranging from 100 units (hair clippers) to 375,000 units (sanitary napkins); incumbent vendors Bob Barker Company Inc. and Phoenix Trading, Inc. d/b/a Amercare Products, Inc. hold current contracts. Bernalillo County Purchasing Section posted RFB 0927NM on July 15, 2026, for personal care products supporting the Metropolitan Detention Center and Youth Services Center with bids due July 30, 2026; detailed specifications were not disclosed in available summaries. The California Department of Public Health posted RFB-IS-26200785 on April 5, 2026, for dental hygiene kits intended for public health distribution and educational use with a bid deadline of April 20, 2026, requiring per-unit or package pricing and vendor demonstration of delivery capacity and quality compliance. Set-aside participation (MBE, WBE, VBE, DOBE) and local-vendor preferences appear in the Indianapolis procurement; U.S. manufacturing preference is required there as well.