UNSPSC 91101701: Hair cutting or color services

UNSPSC 91101701 Hair cutting or color services is a Commodity code covering routine barber and cosmetology services—haircuts, beard and mustache trimming, color treatments, chemical services such as relaxers and permanent waves, natural hair styling including braids and starter dreads, and scalp treatments—procured by state departments, county agencies, and universities primarily for inmate, patient, and resident populations at correctional facilities, mental health centers, state-supported living centers, and veterans' homes. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, California Department of Veterans Affairs, Illinois Department of Human Services, and the University of Texas at San Antonio, with repeating activity from Texas and Illinois agencies. Recent solicitations typically require contractors to hold current state barber or cosmetology licenses; supply professional tools, equipment, and supplies; maintain commercial general liability insurance ranging from $1 million to $2 million per occurrence; and complete background clearances and health screenings including tuberculosis screening and Live Scan clearance.

Recent opportunities span Texas, California, and Illinois. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department posted an IFB for barber services at Giddings State Juvenile Correctional Facility on July 13, 2026, due August 14, 2026, under contract term September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029 with two optional one-year renewals; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited cosmetology and barber services at Lufkin State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017598, due July 24, 2026, for a four-year term beginning September 1, 2026. The California Department of Veterans Affairs issued two separate solicitations for barber services at the Veterans Home of California at Redding—one small-business-only SFQ posted April 2, 2026, due April 15, 2026, and one DVBE-only solicitation posted March 17, 2026, due March 30, 2026—both covering a three-year contract from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. The Illinois Department of Human Services posted multiple RFQs: one for Chicago-Read Medical Health Center barber and beauty services for FY27–FY28 posted March 30, 2026, due April 3, 2026, and two rebid small-purchase RFQs for Packard Mental Health Center barber and beautician services for FY27–FY29 posted March 16 and March 24, 2026, with deadlines of March 23 and March 30, 2026 respectively. The University of Texas at San Antonio issued RFP No. 743-2026-RFP-1419 on June 12, 2026, for operation of a full-service barber and hair salon parlor on campus.