UNSPSC 11111806: Mullite

UNSPSC 11111806 Mullite, a Commodity code, nominally covers refractory ceramic materials used in high-temperature industrial applications. Recent state and local solicitation activity under this code shows minimal alignment with the abstract classification. The one substantive opportunity posted in the period—the City of Orlando's IFB27-0025 for pottery supplies—involves clay, glazes, tools, and kiln consumables for a municipal pottery studio rather than mullite refractory products. State and local governments appear to use this code inconsistently or narrowly; the buying pattern does not reflect procurement of mullite as an industrial raw material or refractory component. The City of Orlando's pottery studio maintains approximately 12,000 pounds of storage capacity and orders clay on forty-five-day cycles averaging 4,000 to 5,000 pounds per order, with one-year contract terms renewable for up to four additional twelve-month periods. The scope includes sixty-one enumerated line items of pottery supplies plus a catch-all line item for non-specified materials. A Veteran Business Enterprise preference applies; Small and Local Business Enterprise participation is also evaluated. Respondents must carry $1 million combined single-limit Commercial General Liability and Comprehensive Automobile Liability coverage, maintain a local service representative, and provide annual usage reporting in Microsoft Excel format.

The Orlando opportunity represents the only recent, substantive state and local activity identifiable under this code. Two other records in the period—a Williamson County Purchasing Department relocation notice and a Sourcewell cooperative-purchasing RFP for law enforcement equipment—do not reflect mullite procurement or pottery supplies. Geographic concentration cannot be established from a single live opportunity. The City of Orlando's pottery-supplies IFB closes November 5, 2026, with questions due October 26 by 5:00 PM; bid submission is required by 2:00 PM on the due date. The code shows limited recent state and local activity; suppliers positioned in industrial ceramics or refractory products should verify whether their primary addressable market aligns with municipal arts-and-crafts procurement or broader institutional pottery operations before pursuing aggressively under this classification.