UNSPSC 11101706: Nickel

UNSPSC 11101706 Nickel is a Commodity code that nominally names a single raw material, yet recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show minimal alignment with nickel procurement. The three most recent opportunities—an irrigation system installation for a municipal park, a request for proposals to supply structural metals including aluminum and steel, and a cooperative purchasing vehicle for law enforcement equipment—contain no references to nickel acquisition, processing, or delivery. State and local governments procure nickel under this code when they require it as a component material in specialized manufacturing, corrosion-resistant fabrication, or high-performance alloy applications, but the recent posting activity does not reflect active demand for nickel itself.

The geographic span of recent activity includes Florida (City of DeBary), Texas (City of Fort Worth), and a multistate cooperative purchasing vehicle administered by Sourcewell on behalf of Washington counties and participating entities nationwide. The City of DeBary posted an IFB for Rob Sullivan Park irrigation system improvements (Solicitation 0315, due April 10, 2015) estimated at $90,000, focusing on Hunter irrigation controller and valve installation rather than raw materials. The City of Fort Worth issued RFP 26-0222 (due July 23, 2026) for aluminum, iron, rebar, and steel on an as-needed basis, with a 30 percent small business participation goal for certified vendors in Tarrant County and four adjacent counties. The mismatch between the Nickel code designation and the actual scope of these solicitations signals that this code does not currently reflect active state and local procurement for the commodity it names; opportunities tagged here may reflect administrative coding errors or may indicate that nickel demand, when it occurs, flows through alternative UNSPSC codes or vendor relationships.