UNSPSC 12141908: Carbon C

UNSPSC 12141908 Carbon C (Commodity) covers welding gases and related consumables, with state and local governments procuring welding rods, tungsten electrodes, gases for laboratory and medical applications, and specialized fire-suppression agents like Halon gas. The issuing bodies include community colleges with welding programs, municipal governments, and public universities seeking routine supplies for operations and instructional use. Collin College and the City of Dallas represent the primary recent activity, with Collin College alone issuing two ITBs for welding materials and supplies within a compressed timeframe. Both college solicitations emphasize multi-vendor awards on three-year contracts with estimated annual volumes near $400,000, evaluated on purchase price (35 percent), quality (15 percent), references (15 percent), meeting district needs (15 percent), and secondary factors including state of Texas vendor status (5 percent), total cost of ownership (5 percent), and historical relationship (5 percent).

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, with Collin College issuing FY2024ITB020 (due March 19, 2024) and FY2024ITB024 (due April 19, 2024) for welding materials spanning flat bars, sheets, tubes, pipes, and electrodes in steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. The City of Dallas posted an Informal Solicitation for gases, containers, and equipment including welding gases (due April 3, 2026), awarded on lowest responsive bid with one prior result showing $1.67 per gallon for propane. The University of Wisconsin-Madison issued RFB 2026-UWMSN-01191 for Halon gas (due March 19, 2026), indicating specialized gas procurement beyond standard welding consumables. The code shows modest recent activity heavily weighted to educational procurement in Texas and isolated specialized-gas procurement in higher education; no recent opportunities appear in other states.