UNSPSC 11101625: Bauxite ore

Mineral which is used to produce aluminum

UNSPSC 11101625 Bauxite ore is a Commodity code that covers raw mineral extraction and supply, though state and local government procurement activity under this code is minimal and largely misdirected. The single relevant recent opportunity shows state and local governments buying finished metal products—aluminum, iron, rebar, and steel—rather than bauxite ore as a raw feedstock. The City of Fort Worth's RFP 26-0222 for aluminum, iron, rebar, and steel illustrates the actual procurement pattern: municipalities source finished structural metals for construction and infrastructure maintenance on as-needed blanket agreements, not unprocessed ore. The code's nominal scope (bauxite ore extraction) does not align with the work being solicited in practice, which focuses on finished metal inventory and delivery.

The Fort Worth RFP, posted June 24, 2026 with a July 23, 2026 response deadline, is the only state and local opportunity in the recent block tied meaningfully to metal sourcing. Fort Worth issued this as an RFP seeking a non-exclusive agreement with a 30 percent small business participation goal, requiring vendors with five years' experience supplying structural steel, aluminum products, and iron products in various grades to maintain 48-hour delivery capability to city locations. The opportunity is concentrated in Texas (Fort Worth, Tarrant County region). Two other opportunities in the block—a Sourcewell cooperative law enforcement equipment procurement and a City of DeBary irrigation system installation—are unrelated to the bauxite or metal supply code and appear to be miscoded. Because recent state and local procurement activity under UNSPSC 11101625 does not reflect bauxite ore sourcing and the code shows limited relevance to active government buying patterns, this category warrants monitoring rather than immediate pursuit.