UNSPSC 13102008: Fluoropolymers PTFE

UNSPSC 13102008 Fluoropolymers PTFE is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure thermoplastic pavement marking materials in granular or pelletized form, compounded for application as molten striping on roadways. Recent solicitations frame the code's scope narrowly: the City of Phoenix's July 2026 IFB seeks thermoplastic reflectorized material with specified binder (18–26% by weight), reflective glass spheres (30–40%), titanium dioxide (10–15% for white), calcium carbonate filler (20–40%), and yellow pigment (minimum 1.5% for yellow materials), delivered in 50-pound meltable bags on pallets. This differs materially from the abstract code name; the work is raw material supply tied to road maintenance operations, not industrial fluoropolymer chemistry. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include municipalities (Phoenix, Fort Worth, Savannah, Dallas), counties (Marion County Florida, Harris County and Fort Bend County Texas, Bryan County and South Fulton Georgia, Santa Clara County California), spanning paving departments and street transportation units. Repeat activity appears heaviest in Texas (Fort Bend, Harris, Fort Worth, Dallas) and Georgia (Bryan County, South Fulton, Savannah).

Geographic concentration is strongest in the South and Southwest, with recent activity in Arizona, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and California. The City of Phoenix's thermoplastic pavement marking material IFB (IFB260348, due July 17, 2026) is the most directly aligned to the code; the solicitation demands five-year supply with firm pricing for the first year, 30-day delivery windows, and local inventory maintenance. Fort Bend County's Term Contract for Thermoplastic Traffic Coating (ITB 26-038, bid deadline February 24, 2026) represents a secondary example, though it emphasizes application services and installed markers rather than raw material alone. The City of Fort Worth's 2026 On-Call Pavement Markings Contract (CPN 106517, due February 19, 2026) and Santa Clara County's Thermoplastic Striping, Markings, and Pavement Marker Installation (ITB-PRC-FY26-0596, due May 18, 2026) similarly blend material and labor but frame the procurement as completed marking installation. The Phoenix opportunity is the sole solicitation squarely addressing raw thermoplastic material supply; most other recent postings conflate material procurement with application services, signaling that the code sees limited standalone activity for raw material supply in the current market.