UNSPSC 11121624: Copaiba wood

A type of wood derived from the copaiba tree that belongs to the fabaceae family. Commonly known as copaiba, aceite de palo, arbol del aceite, copai or copaibi. It is a heavy, medium fine wood, easy to saw and good workability for carving. It is used in carpentry, flooring, indoor linings, parquet, plywood, floorboards, box preparation, moldings, formworks and laminations. In its preserved form it may be used in props or posts for fencing. it is ideal for particle panels and wood-cement panels.

UNSPSC 11121624 Copaiba wood is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses broader lumber and wood product procurement by state and local governments. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing standard dimensional lumber, plywood, hardwood veneers, specialty wood products (pressure-treated lumber, cedar products), doors, trim, and fasteners—often bundled as requirements contracts or master orders rather than single-item purchases. The issuing bodies include city procurement offices (Philadelphia), county purchasing divisions (Gwinnett County, Georgia), state university procurement services (Texas A&M University), and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple jurisdictions (Sourcewell on behalf of Washington state counties and other entities nationwide). Philadelphia's July 2026 solicitation for lumber illustrates the scope: 21 categories of wood products with specifications tied to National Grading Rules and ANSI standards, unit pricing in linear feet or board feet, delivery windows ranging from 3 to 14 days depending on product type, and LBE preference programs applying to contracts at or below $1 million. Contracts typically include minimum warranty periods, defect-free delivery requirements, liquidated damages for late shipment, and compliance with prevailing wage and insurance standards.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and South-Central regions, with visible opportunity flow in Georgia, Texas, and Pennsylvania during mid-2026. Philadelphia's IFB for lumber closed August 5, 2026 with a 10 percent LBE preference for bids up to $1 million; Gwinnett County's Informal Written Quotation for wood and materials (pressure-treated pine, plywood, trim, fasteners) closed June 18, 2026 with award factors including delivery time; and Texas A&M University's master order ITB closed July 29, 2026 through the AggieBid portal. A Sourcewell RFP tagged under "Law Enforcement Equipment" posted in May 2026 but does not appear to relate to this code's nominal scope—no lumber or wood products are identified in that solicitation. The code shows steady transactional activity in municipal and county procurement offices pursuing relatively straightforward requirements-based or task-order vendor agreements, with local preference programs and prevailing wage compliance as recurring compliance points.