UNSPSC 11180000: Metal oxide

Metal oxides are used as raw material for the manufacturing of alloys. They are a binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a compound which is regarded as binary; as, iron oxide, ethyl oxide, nitrogen oxide, etc.

UNSPSC 11180000 Metal oxide, a Family code, does not align with the recent state and local activity posted under it. The single recent opportunity — Bernalillo County's RFP5326EM, due July 1, 2026 — solicits grant applications for opioid-settlement-funded capital projects and operating expenses supporting treatment of opioid use disorder and co-occurring substance use or mental health conditions. This grant solicitation bears no relationship to metal oxide procurement, the commodity that the code nominally covers.

The mismatch suggests either a data-entry error in the source database or an artifact of how the issuing body tagged the opportunity. No state and local opportunities demonstrating actual metal oxide procurement activity under this code are present in the recent-opportunities block, so no characterization of scope, issuing-body mix, or geographic concentration can be drawn. Organizations pursuing metal oxide contracts with state and local buyers should verify the UNSPSC coding in agency procurement catalogs and RFQ documents directly rather than relying on this code's recent posting history.