UNSPSC 13102000: Thermoplastic plastics

UNSPSC 13102000 Thermoplastic plastics, a Class code, encompasses pavement markings, traffic striping, and road-surface safety materials that state and local transportation departments procure for installation and maintenance on state highways and local roads. Recent solicitations show the code capturing thermoplastic pavement markings with retroreflective properties, waterborne striping paint, and related installation labor bundled into highway construction and safety projects rather than standalone material purchases; the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is the dominant buyer across the recent record. Work solicited under this code includes thermoplastic pavement marking installation, crosswalk marking services, and striping refresh on state routes and county roads, often paired with traffic control, signage, and rumble-strip installation as part of small-business set-aside roadway safety and rehabilitation projects.

Caltrans is the exclusive issuing body in the recent opportunities record, issuing all visible solicitations as Small Business Minor B contracts (SB Minor B set-asides under California Public Contract Code Section 2-1.05) with a hard $484,000 bid ceiling. Geographic activity concentrates in California, with recent work in Kern County, Sutter County, Orange County, Merced County, and Tuolumne County. Representative recent opportunities include Caltrans SB Minor B 12A2403 (install and improve safety lighting, signing, and refresh striping on State Route 39 across multiple Orange County cities, estimated cost $248,840, bids due August 25, 2026); Caltrans SB Minor B 03A4217 (solar flash beacon with wooden post sign and transverse rumble strip in Sutter County, estimated cost $121,000, bids due August 27, 2026); and a California Department of General Services RFI for thermoplastic traffic striping material and rapid dry waterborne paint (0000040037, responses due August 19, 2026) preceding a statewide contract with estimated annual value of $10 million. Small business certification under Section 2-1.05 is a hard eligibility gate on all Caltrans solicitations; payment bonds equal to at least 100 percent of the bid are required if the bid exceeds $25,000.