UNSPSC 11181506: Vanadium oxide

A compound of vanadium and oxygen.

UNSPSC 11181506 Vanadium oxide is a Commodity code with minimal recent alignment to state and local procurement activity. The three opportunities posted under this code in the source window show no direct connection to vanadium oxide procurement. The City of Salem, Oregon solicited hydrogen peroxide for drinking water treatment via IFB SKS004300016637 (due May 6, 2026), and the City of Fort Worth issued RFQt 26-0175 (due April 15, 2026) for silicone tubing to support PFAS sampling—neither involving vanadium oxide. A Bernalillo County grant application process (RFP5326EM, due July 1, 2026) addressed opioid treatment capital projects and operating expenses, entirely outside the scope of industrial chemical procurement. A fourth notice (SKS004300016481) documented a sole-source award to MARCAB COMPANY INC. for iron sponge media replacement at the City of Salem, Oregon, also unrelated to vanadium oxide.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual opportunities posted under it suggests either a tagging error in the state and local procurement system or minimal genuine demand for vanadium oxide among the jurisdictions represented in recent solicitations. No state or local government buyer issued a vanadium oxide RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB in the recent window. Activity appears concentrated in Oregon and Texas municipal water and environmental departments, plus New Mexico county health spending, but none of these buyers solicited vanadium oxide. Firms pursuing this code should verify whether state and local procurement offices continue to tag vanadium oxide opportunities correctly, as current evidence suggests the code sees little actionable activity.