UNSPSC 12171610: Cadmium orange

A class of pigments that have cadmium as one of the chemical components. Cadmium orange is an intermediate cadmium sulfoselenide.

UNSPSC 12171610 Cadmium orange is a Commodity code for a specialized inorganic pigment used in paints, coatings, plastics, and ceramics where bright orange color and opacity are required. State and local governments procure cadmium orange primarily through paint and coating suppliers for maintenance, infrastructure repair, and equipment marking applications. The pigment sees use in transportation departments for road markings and equipment identification, in public works for facility maintenance, and in school districts and municipal operations for general painting needs. Issuing bodies span state transportation and public works departments, county maintenance operations, city public services bureaus, and independent school districts, typically as a line item within broader painting-material or coating-supply contracts rather than as a standalone solicitation.

The source provides no recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this Commodity code. Activity under UNSPSC 12171610 remains sparse in posted procurement records, suggesting that cadmium orange is more commonly bundled into general paint and coating RFPs or IFBs than solicited as a discrete commodity. Firms pursuing this code should monitor state and local transportation, facilities, and public works notices that include pigments and specialty coatings as component line items, and track cooperative purchasing agreements through state paint and coatings schedules where cadmium orange may be listed.