UNSPSC 91111500: Laundering services

UNSPSC 91111500 Laundering services is a Class code capturing the full range of commercial laundry operations that state and local governments contract for institutional use—washing, drying, pressing, folding, and delivery of linens, uniforms, textiles, and specialized apparel. Recent solicitations show this code spans physical training and structural protective equipment cleaning (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection), healthcare facility linen services for psychiatric hospitals and nursing facilities (Illinois Department of Human Services, Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet, Nevada Department of Human Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), university dining and employee uniforms (Georgia State University, University of Connecticut), water treatment facility uniforms (City of Phoenix Water Services Department), and veterans' personal laundry (Massachusetts Veterans' Home in Holyoke). Issuing bodies include state departments, county agencies, municipalities, public universities, independent school districts, and specialized state institutions. State and local buyers regularly set preferences for small business, disabled veteran business enterprise, and minority- or women-owned enterprise participation, and many solicitations impose prevailing-wage rate floors for laundry worker positions.

Geographic activity spans California, Illinois, Georgia, Massachusetts, Nevada, Texas, Connecticut, Kentucky, Arizona, and Florida, with California, Illinois, and Kentucky showing the highest recent solicitation volume. Representative recent opportunities include the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's IFB 7CA08045 for physical training clothing laundering at its Ione Training Center (due October 28, 2026), the City of Phoenix Water Services Department's RFP GGS-26-0384 for full-service uniform rental and laundry across 19 facilities in Phoenix, Mesa, Peoria, and Tolleson (due October 22, 2026), the Illinois Department of Human Services IFB B-54296 for comprehensive laundry services at Elgin Mental Health Center with a Business Enterprise Program 10 percent goal (due October 15, 2026), and the Commonwealth of Kentucky's multiple IFBs (RFB 75827000000601 through RFB75827000000605) for linen and laundry services at Western State Hospital and Western State Nursing Facility in Hopkinsville (due August 26 through September 4, 2026). Contract terms typically run three to five years with renewal options; evaluation commonly weights price at 80–95 percent and qualifications or experience at 5–20 percent. Insurance requirements, healthcare facility certifications (HLAC, TRSA, OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen compliance), and proof of five or more years' experience in institutional or healthcare laundry operations are standard prerequisites to award.