UNSPSC 11101612: Chromium ore

UNSPSC 11101612 Chromium ore (Commodity) shows minimal recent alignment with state and local government procurement activity. The code nominally describes mining and extraction of chromium ore, a raw industrial mineral input; however, the three most recent opportunities tagged to this code involve irrigation system installation, structural steel and aluminum materials supply, and law enforcement equipment procurement — none of which involve chromium ore acquisition or processing. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the source database or that state and local bodies are using this code as a catch-all for unrelated commodity procurement. No issuing bodies in the recent record are soliciting chromium ore or related raw mineral inputs under this code's stated scope.

The source records three opportunities across Florida, Texas, and Washington state between May and October 2026, but none represent genuine chromium ore procurement. The City of DeBary, Florida posted an irrigation system upgrade (Bid 0315) with an April 10, 2015 deadline; the City of Fort Worth issued RFP 26-0222 for aluminum, iron, rebar, and steel supply with a July 23, 2026 response date; and Sourcewell, a State of Minnesota local government cooperative, posted RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment on behalf of multiple participating counties and jurisdictions with a June 16, 2026 deadline. None of these solicitations involve chromium ore. This code shows no current relevant activity in state and local procurement and warrants monitoring only if the source database corrects its tagging practices to align opportunities with appropriate mineral commodity codes.