UNSPSC 11172002: Aluminum remelt

Aluminum product consisting of aluminum pieces that have been remelted into specific shapes. The fact that they have been melted twice differentiates them from regular aluminum products

UNSPSC 11172002 Aluminum remelt is a Commodity code that state and local governments are buying primarily as input material for specialized manufacturing rather than as scrap reclamation or bulk commodity aluminum. Recent opportunities show the code being used to procure coiled aluminum stock—specifically 3105H21 alloy in 21-gauge thickness—for correctional industries license plate production, and mobile welding services (which may be tangentially tagged to this code but represent fabrication work rather than remelt operations). The issuing bodies are predominantly state correctional agencies, with the Colorado Department of Corrections appearing repeatedly as the primary buyer under this code; county solid waste departments also solicit related services. The work being bought is either precision aluminum coil for embossing into license plates with tight metallurgical specifications (ultimate tensile strength 17,500–20,500 PSI, yield strength 13,000–18,000 PSI, elongation minimum 16%), or on-site welding and fabrication services supporting equipment maintenance.

Colorado Department of Corrections has driven recent activity, issuing multiple invitations for bid (IFBs) for coiled aluminum quantities ranging from 10,000 to 350,000 pounds between May and August 2026, all destined for the CCi Tag Plant in Canon City. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued an ITB in August 2026 (due September 16, 2026) for mobile welding services estimated at $207,429.10 over three years at Solid Waste Management Department facilities; the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, solicited pallet rack wire decking in April 2026, though that opportunity appears mistagged to this remelt code. The geographic concentration centers on Colorado and Florida, with one California outlier. The Colorado procurements specify delivery on freight-prepaid, FOB Destination basis with Monday–Thursday receiving windows, firm per-pound pricing, and SDVOSB five-percent preference eligibility where applicable. Response dates for the most recent Colorado opportunities have already passed (May and August 2026), while the Florida welding ITB response date closed in mid-September 2026.