UNSPSC 91101700: Hair care

UNSPSC 91101700 Hair care (Class) comprises routine and specialized barber and cosmetology services that state and local governments provide to patients, inmates, students, and employees at correctional facilities, mental health centers, supported living facilities, and university campuses. The work spans basic haircuts and beard trimming to advanced chemical treatments (relaxers, permanent waves, color, bleaching), natural hair styling (braids, starter dreads, twists, crochet braids), and scalp treatments, delivered on-site by licensed barbers or cosmetologists who supply professional-grade tools, equipment, and products while the facility provides workspace and infrastructure. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and human services, public universities, and specialized treatment centers. Most recent solicitations target secure facilities and care settings where the contractor must hold current state barber or cosmetology licenses, pass criminal background checks and HIPAA compliance, maintain significant liability insurance ($1 million general commercial liability is standard), and often comply with hypervigilance or security protocols specific to the facility type.

Activity clusters in Texas and Illinois. In Texas, the Juvenile Justice Department solicited barber services for Giddings State Juvenile Correctional Facility (IFB due August 14, 2026) and the Health and Human Services Commission sought on-site cosmetology and barber services at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB due July 24, 2026), while the University of Texas at San Antonio issued an RFP for operation of a full-service barber and hair salon parlor on campus (RFP due June 12, 2026). In Illinois, the Department of Human Services has issued multiple RFQs and small-purchase bids for barber and beautician services at Chicago-Read Medical Health Center (competitive sealed bid due April 3, 2026) and Packard Mental Health Center in Springfield (RFQs posted in March 2026 with deadlines of March 23 and March 30). Contracts typically run one to four years with optional renewals, pricing is fixed per-unit or hourly, and no guaranteed service volumes are specified; many are as-needed arrangements. Set-asides and preferences appear in some Texas solicitations (service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, Texas-produced goods) and Illinois competitive bids (minority contractor initiatives with mandatory compliance certification).