UNSPSC 11101700: Base Metals

UNSPSC 11101700 Base Metals is a Class code that covers welding services, fabrication work, and metal repair materials state and local governments procure for equipment maintenance and facility operations. Recent solicitations show that state and local buyers under this code are purchasing mobile welding and on-site fabrication services—including shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, brazing, and soldering—along with raw metal stock (steel plates, channels, angle iron, tubing, pipes, flat bars) used in repairs to heavy equipment such as roll-off containers, loaders, backhoes, excavators, and stationary cranes. Issuing bodies include county solid waste management departments and other operations-focused county agencies that manage fleets and facility infrastructure. Work is typically procured on an as-needed or time-and-materials basis rather than as single projects, and contracts often span multi-year periods with annual price adjustments pegged to labor and material indices.

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners posted ITB-26-00389 in August 2026 for mobile welding and fabrication services at its Solid Waste Management Department South County Facility locations, with bids due September 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time; the three-year contract is estimated at $207,429.10 and requires four-hour response times during standard business hours and 24-hour emergency response. A second opportunity attributed to this code—the Texas Workforce Commission IT infrastructure modernization procurement posted June 24, 2026—does not align with the base metals scope and appears to be a coding misalignment. Florida and Texas are the states represented in recent activity under this code.