UNSPSC 91101700: Hair care

UNSPSC 91101700 Hair care is a Class code covering barber and cosmetology services delivered on-site at state facilities, including haircuts, hair styling, chemical treatments, and scalp care for incarcerated youth and residents in state-operated institutions. State and local governments under this code solicit services from licensed barbers and cosmetologists to support grooming and personal care for populations in correctional and state residential facilities. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) is the dominant issuing body, soliciting barber services across multiple state juvenile correctional facilities. A handful of other state agencies—the Oregon Youth Authority, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and the University of Texas at San Antonio—round out the recent activity. Most solicitations are issued as IFBs with per-haircut or per-service unit pricing, though at least one is structured as a flat-fee RFQ with a not-to-exceed ceiling and another as an RFP for full-service salon operation.

Recent opportunities show significant activity concentrated in Texas, where TJJD has posted five separate IFBs since mid-July 2026 for barber services at Evins (response due September 17, 2026), Gainesville (September 23, 2026), Mart (September 9, 2026), and Giddings (August 14, 2026) state juvenile correctional facilities, plus one for cosmetology services at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (July 24, 2026). The Oregon Youth Authority issued an RFQ for basic and ethnic haircare services at Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility in Albany with a two-year contract term and a not-to-exceed of $250,000 (quotes due July 28, 2026). The University of Texas at San Antonio issued an RFP for operation of a full-service barber and hair salon parlor on campus (due June 12, 2026). Contract terms typically run one year from September 1 through August 31 with optional renewals, contingent on legislative funding and satisfactory performance. Licensing requirements (Texas barber or cosmetology license, Oregon Health Licensing Board of Cosmetology license) and background checks including fingerprinting and criminal records review are universal eligibility gates. All vendors must carry workers' compensation and commercial general liability insurance.