UNSPSC 11171600: Stainless steel alloys

Stainless steel alloys main property is to resist various forms of corrosion

UNSPSC 11171600 Stainless steel alloys is a Class code, but state and local recent activity shows procurement of aluminum alloys rather than stainless steel, primarily coiled aluminum for manufacturing and storage infrastructure. The Colorado Department of Corrections' Colorado Correctional Industries division is the dominant recent buyer, having issued two parallel IFBs in May 2026 for 350,000 pounds each of 3105H21 aluminum alloy coil (21-gauge, 11.98–12.00 inch width) to produce automobile license plates at its Canon City Tag Plant. Deliveries are monthly in three-truckload installments with pretreatment and conversion coating per ASTM B-449-Class 2 specification and packaging on 20-inch cores not exceeding 1,500 pounds per coil. Material must withstand embossing without breaking or surface tearing. Vendors must meet Colorado Secretary of State good standing, insurance requirements (General Liability minimum $1,000,000 per occurrence, Workers' Compensation, Automobile Liability), and undergo criminal background checks and PREA training if accessing correctional facilities. The code also shows a single unrelated recent opportunity: the Los Angeles Superior Court's May 2026 IFB for 606 pallet rack wire decking units (52 by 42 inches, 2,500-pound load capacity), which falls outside the aluminum-alloy scope.

Colorado dominates recent activity under this code. The two Colorado Correctional Industries solicitations (IFB1CFAA20260001792, due May 23, 2026, and IFB1CFAA20260001791, due May 20, 2026) account for the substantive volume. Both are priced on a per-pound basis with Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) preference at five percent on quote pricing. Bids were submitted electronically through bidnetdirect.com and the Colorado Vendor Self Service platform, with public bid openings via Google Meet and Intent to Award expected late May 2026. The Los Angeles opportunity, while tagged to this code, represents a separate procurement stream unrelated to aluminum alloys and does not reflect typical activity under 11171600. The code shows limited recent state and local procurement activity outside the Colorado Correctional Industries contract vehicle.