UNSPSC 13101504: Natural foam rubber

UNSPSC 13101504 Natural foam rubber is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned to its nominal scope. The single recent opportunity posted under this code is a Sourcewell RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment issued May 12, 2026, with a response deadline of June 16, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time. The solicitation establishes a cooperative purchasing vehicle for law enforcement equipment to be made available to thousands of participating entities across the United States and Canada, including county governments in Washington state (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties), K-12 school districts, higher education institutions, tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and other public bodies. The mismatch between the code name (natural foam rubber) and the actual scope of work (law enforcement equipment procurement framework) suggests either a tagging error in the source or a tangential use case where foam rubber components are ancillary to the primary deliverable rather than the primary commodity being procured.

The geographic footprint includes Washington state counties as named participating entities, with the cooperative structure extending nationwide and into Canada. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, is the administering contracting body on behalf of its participants. Vendors must access all solicitation documents, amendments, and submission requirements exclusively through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal at https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov and must create a free account to participate. Questions may be directed to Mari Vielma at rfp@sourcewell-mn.gov or 888-894-1930. The available documentation does not identify specific set-asides, disadvantaged enterprise designations, incumbent vendors, or award values. Given the code's misalignment with the posted opportunity and the absence of corroborating natural foam rubber procurement activity, this code shows limited actionable activity for vendors specializing in foam rubber products under state and local procurement.