UNSPSC 57030400: Personal protective equipment

This class includes personal protective equipment, commonly referred to as "PPE", is equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries and illnesses. These injuries and illnesses may result from contact with chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, or other workplace hazards.

UNSPSC 57030400 Personal protective equipment is a Class code that spans state and local procurement of respiratory protection, firefighting gear, ballistic helmets and plate carriers, first aid supplies, safety eyewear, and general occupational safety products. Recent activity shows counties, cities, and school districts sourcing specialized PPE for public safety and municipal workforces on both single-award and multi-vendor bases. San Mateo County is procuring Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus units and components for the Sheriff's Office via IFB 2027IFB00042 with responses due August 28, 2026, under a local-business preference; Hillsborough County Fire Rescue is seeking ongoing cleaning, testing, and maintenance of approximately 2,800 bunker-gear sets under ITB 26-00380 (due September 10, 2026) with an estimated two-year contract value of $1,156,137; Columbus Consolidated Government is establishing dual annual contracts for firefighting protective clothing and accessories via RFB 27-0007 (bids due October 14, 2026); and the City of Santa Monica Fire Department solicited ballistic helmets and plate carriers for approximately 130 personnel under ITB released May and July 2026. Pinellas County Schools is sourcing first aid and medical consumables for delivery to a central warehouse under ITB 25-CR-069 with annual usage estimated at $130,000; the City of Bartow, Florida is establishing a multi-vendor qualified-vendor list for ongoing safety products and equipment under ITB-CS (responses due September 24, 2031). Work spans new-equipment procurement, maintenance and decontamination services, and supply-chain contracts for consumables and replacements.

Recent opportunities are concentrated in Florida (Hillsborough County, Pinellas County Schools, Seminole County, City of Bartow), California (San Mateo County, City of Santa Monica), and Georgia (Columbus Consolidated Government), with additional activity from the State of Texas through cooperative purchasing vehicles. The mix of issuers reflects public safety and municipal fleet support: fire departments, sheriff's offices, and school districts dominate the visible pipeline. Representative recent contracts show price-based award criteria where lowest responsive and responsible bids prevail; multi-vendor awards where competitive capacity justifies primary and secondary contractors; and local or state preference programs (San Mateo County local-business ordinance, Florida supplier preference). Contract terms typically run one to two years with optional renewals; delivery timeframes range from 5 to 14 days for new stock and specialized services. Set-asides and disadvantaged-enterprise preferences are not prominently featured in the recent opportunities reviewed.