UNSPSC 57060200: Shelter emergency kits

This class includes the emergency shelter kit which allows the provision of an emergency shelter in the onset of a disaster that can be reused in the construction of longer-term solutions kit definitions for emergency shelter and non-food items (plastic sheeting / tarpaulin, rope, blankets, bed mat, mosquito net, plate, cup, kettle or jug, cooking pots, jerry cans, soap, and cooking ladle.

UNSPSC 57060200 Shelter emergency kits (Class) encompasses disaster response logistics and emergency shelter provisioning services that state and local governments procure to establish rapid containment, housing, and supply-chain capability following declared emergencies. The code covers the full spectrum of on-demand disaster response infrastructure—including temporary workforce housing, equipment staging, portable utilities, water remediation, modular living facilities, and community distribution operations—alongside the personnel, transportation, and logistical coordination required to deploy and sustain these services. Recent activity shows county emergency management offices and municipality governments issuing indefinite-quantity contracts with performance requirements calibrated to catastrophic-event response, where contractors must achieve operational readiness within hours and maintain sustained operations across multiple service vectors simultaneously.

The Town of Hilton Head Island posted RFP 2026-01 in January 2026 on behalf of Barnwell County, South Carolina, seeking a comprehensive emergency standby logistics contractor with an eight-hour rapid-response deployment requirement, a 30,000-square-foot warehouse activation mandate within 24 hours, and an initial one-year term with four optional renewals. The solicitation closes March 10, 2026, with mandatory virtual pre-proposal attendance on February 11, 2026, and proposal scoring weighted toward scope understanding (35%), personnel qualifications and experience (30%), lump-sum pricing including travel (25%), and client references (10%). A local-vendor price preference of up to five percent (maximum $10,000) and tied-bid preference for certified disadvantaged businesses apply. Performance and performance bonding are required upon emergency activation, and one million dollars of general liability insurance with the municipality named as additional insured is mandated. The contract structure uses unit, daily, hourly, monthly, and lump-sum rate categories, preserving issuing-body flexibility to issue job orders contingent on actual disaster declarations.