UNSPSC 11111809: Ball clay

UNSPSC 11111809 Ball clay is a Commodity code that covers raw ball clay materials for industrial and commercial use. State and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal recent volume. The single identifiable recent opportunity in the source relates to law enforcement equipment procurement through Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle — a clear mismatch to the code's nominal scope of clay materials. The Williamson County notice is administrative relocation information with no procurement substance. Ball clay solicitations, when they appear in state and local markets, typically emerge from departments of natural resources, state geological surveys, construction and materials procurement offices, or transit authorities sourcing materials for roadbed preparation, ceramics, or foundry work. Issuing bodies are scattered across state and county purchasing operations rather than concentrated in any single jurisdiction type.

Geographic activity under ball clay procurement has historically been heaviest in clay-producing states (Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia) and regions with active construction or ceramics manufacturing, though the source provided does not document recent ball clay opportunities by jurisdiction. No current representative solicitations for ball clay appear in the most-recent-state-local-contract-opportunities block. The code shows no detectable recent purchasing activity at present; firms pursuing clay material sales to state and local buyers should monitor state geological agency RFQs, state transportation department materials specifications, and county construction procurement channels rather than expect frequent or predictable solicitation volume under this code.