UNSPSC 91101600: Face and body care and adornment

UNSPSC 91101600 Face and body care and adornment, a Class code, captures barber and cosmetology services that state and local governments procure for incarcerated youth, residents of state-supported facilities, and campus populations. The work solicited under this code centers on routine haircut services—blade cuts, edge-ups, fades, and free-world styling—along with specialized hair treatments including chemical services, braiding, color correction, and deep conditioning. State and local agencies issuing under the code include the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (operating multiple state juvenile correctional facilities), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (contracting for services at state-supported living centers), the Oregon Youth Authority, and public universities. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department is the dominant repeat buyer, with five recent solicitations across facilities in Edinburg, Gainesville, Mart, and Giddings. Vendors must hold current state barber or cosmetology licenses, pass criminal background checks and fingerprinting (including sex offender registry and drug testing where required), and comply with Prison Rape Elimination Act requirements for facility-based work. Most contracts are awarded on a per-haircut unit-pricing basis with no guaranteed volume, and service providers typically supply their own tools, equipment, and materials or work within facility-supplied inventories.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, where the Texas Juvenile Justice Department has issued IFBs for barber services at the Evins facility in Edinburg (due September 17, 2026), the Gainesville facility (due September 23, 2026), the Mart facility (due September 9, 2026), and the Giddings facility (due August 14, 2026), with contract terms generally running one year with optional renewals contingent on legislative funding. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB for cosmetology and barber services at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due July 24, 2026) covering on-site hair and scalp treatments with a four-year term from September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2030. Outside Texas, the Oregon Youth Authority issued an RFQ for basic and ethnic haircare services at Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility in Albany (due July 28, 2026) with a $250,000 not-to-exceed cost and a preference for Oregon Small Business Enterprises. The University of Texas at San Antonio issued an RFP for operation of a full-service barber and hair salon on campus (due June 12, 2026). Insurance requirements across opportunities typically include workers' compensation and commercial general liability coverage; the Lufkin contract additionally requires professional liability and umbrella insurance at $1 million per occurrence or combined limits.