UNSPSC 12131702: Detonators

UNSPSC 12131702 Detonators is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The three most recent opportunities posted under this code are pavement rehabilitation, guardrail replacement, and roadway resurfacing projects—all highway construction and maintenance work with no reference to detonators or any blasting-related materials or services. The code appears misapplied to these solicitations, which fall squarely within road and pavement work rather than explosive devices or detonation equipment. State and local governments procuring genuine detonator products or services (such as construction demolition, blasting for quarries, or mining operations) do not appear in the recent record for this code.

Santa Clara County, California and Barrow County, Georgia are the issuing bodies in the recent opportunities block, with Santa Clara County posting two separate highway improvement ITBs in spring 2026. The Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project (ITB ITBRDAFY260694, due May 21, 2026) encompasses partial-depth recycling, asphalt overlay, curb and gutter work, and traffic signal modifications across a defined corridor. The Expressway Guardrail Replacement and Safety Barrier Improvements project (ITB ITBRDAFY260652, due April 23, 2026, with mandatory pre-bid on April 14, 2026) involves removal and reinstallation of guardrails, concrete barriers, crash cushions, and thermoplastic striping. Barrow County's Wynn Lake Road resurfacing (ITB PE77075NONST2026000000014, due March 18, 2026) covers 2.56 miles of recycled asphaltic concrete patching and topping work. The code shows negligible genuine activity and significant taxonomic mismatch between its name and what is actually being bought.