UNSPSC 13102002: Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene ABS alloys

UNSPSC 13102002 Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene ABS alloys (Commodity) encompasses thermoplastic pavement marking raw materials and related traffic-control compounds that state and local governments procure for road striping, lane marking, and pavement signage applications. Recent solicitations show cities, counties, and transit authorities buying thermoplastic granular and pelletized compounds formulated with binders, reflective glass spheres, pigments, and fillers in standardized compositions—often specified in narrow ranges by weight—and demanding local inventory support with same-day or next-day delivery capabilities.

Activity is concentrated in Texas, Arizona, California, and Georgia, with repeat buyers including the City of Fort Worth, City of Phoenix, County of Santa Clara, and Harris County. Recent representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix (IFB 260348 for thermoplastic pavement marking raw material in granular or pelletized form, 50-pound meltable bags on pallets, response due July 17, 2026); Fort Bend County, Texas (IFB 26-038 for a term contract for thermoplastic traffic coating services across county roads with unit pricing for grinding, primer application, thermoplastic coatings in multiple widths, and raised pavement marker installation, bids due February 24, 2026); the City of Fort Worth, Texas (PW CPN 106517 for a 2026 on-call pavement markings contract with 198 line items covering thermoplastic markings, preformed thermoplastic applications, reflective markers, and removal services, bids due February 19, 2026, maximum award $5,000,000 per vendor); and the County of Santa Clara, California (ITB-PRC-FY26-0596 for thermoplastic striping, markings, and pavement marker installation on an as-needed basis at county facilities, bids due May 18, 2026, prevailing wage required). Issuing bodies span cities, counties, and special-purpose districts; most solicitations are structured as on-call or term contracts with unit pricing and no guaranteed minimum order volumes. Public works prevailing wage and bonding requirements are standard across the region.