UNSPSC 11000000: Mineral and Textile and Inedible Plant and Animal Materials

This segment includes unprocessed materials such as stone, soil and ores, refined base or precious metals, inedible plant, forestry and animal materials as well as natural or synthetic fibers and cloth, leather and animal skins, scrap and waste materials.

UNSPSC 11000000 Mineral and Textile and Inedible Plant and Animal Materials is a Segment code covering raw materials—minerals, textiles, plants, and animal-derived goods—that state and local governments procure for departmental operations, facility maintenance, infrastructure projects, and specialized manufacturing. Recent solicitations show governments buying irrigation system components (Hunter controllers, valves, flow meters, and piping), sand for winter road de-icing and general construction, raw textiles for correctional-industry manufacturing, awning and upholstery fabrics for state agencies, California native plants in container formats for landscaping, and metals (aluminum, iron, rebar, steel) for construction and structural applications. The mix of issuing bodies includes state departments (Connecticut DAS on behalf of Correction), counties (Orange County, California; Milwaukee County), cities (DeBary and Scottsdale, Florida and Arizona), towns (Bethel and North Stonington, Connecticut; Monroe, Utah), school districts (Pflugerville ISD, Texas), housing authorities (Morris Housing Authority, Connecticut), transit or waste authorities (OC Waste & Recycling, Fairfield Water Pollution Control Utility), and a cooperative purchasing vehicle (Sourcewell) acting on behalf of multiple jurisdictions including Washington counties.

Geographic activity centers on California (Orange County repeat buyer appearing in plant supply, waste recovery grants, and special events procurement), Connecticut (state DAS and multiple municipalities procuring textiles and construction materials), and scattered activity in Arizona, Florida, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include the City of DeBary's March 2015 competitive bid for Rob Sullivan Park irrigation system improvements (IB, $90,000 budget, mandatory pre-bid March 25, 2015, bid due April 10, 2015), the Town of Bethel's October 2026 sealed-bid procurement for 4,000 to 6,000 cubic yards of dry screened sand for winter roads (bids due October 13, 2026 at 9:45 a.m.), the City of Fort Worth's July 2026 RFP for non-exclusive aluminum, iron, rebar, and steel supply on as-needed basis with a 30 percent small business participation goal, and the State of Connecticut DAS's May 2026 ITB for raw textile materials for the Department of Correction (bids due May 19, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EDT). The code shows steady procurement activity across multiple jurisdictions and material categories, with established preference programs (micro-business, DVBE, local small business certifications) and standard delivery and insurance requirements typical of state and local commodity purchasing.