UNSPSC 13102017: High Density Polyethylene HDPE

UNSPSC 13102017 High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure thermoplastic pavement marking materials in granular or pelletized form, compounded for application as road stripes, lane demarcations, and reflective surface markings. The material specifications solicited typically include binder content (18–26% by weight), reflective glass spheres (30–40%), titanium dioxide for white formulations (10–15%), calcium carbonate filler (20–40%), and yellow pigment (minimum 1.5% for yellow markings), packaged in 50-pound meltable bags on pallets ready for hot-melt application. Issuing bodies include city departments of transportation and street services, county public works and road-and-bridge operations, and regional transit authorities. The code also captures procurement of thermoplastic applicator equipment—premelter trailers, applicator machines with quick-change dies, and related apparatus—which state and local jurisdictions acquire to support in-house marking operations.

Activity is concentrated in Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, and California. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department's IFB for thermoplastic reflectorized pavement marking raw material (IFB-26-0348, due July 17, 2026) with a five-year term commencing February 15, 2027; Fort Bend County, Texas's Invitation for Bid for term-contract thermoplastic traffic coating services covering grinding, primer application, and raised-pavement-marker installation across multiple widths and colors, with award to one primary, one secondary, and one tertiary contractor (Bid 26-038, due February 24, 2026, term April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027 with four annual renewal options); the City of Fort Worth's comprehensive On-Call Pavement Markings Contract (CPN 106517, due February 19, 2026) covering 198 unit-priced line items for thermoplastic, preformed, and polyurea markings with a maximum award of $5,000,000 per vendor and a 30 percent small-business participation goal; Harris County Precinct 1's ITB for a complete thermoplastic applicator system including premelter trailer and 360-pound-capacity applicator with quick-change dies (ITB 260116, due June 8, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara's ITB for on-call thermoplastic striping, markings, and pavement-marker installation services at multiple county-owned and leased facilities (ITB-PRC-FY26-0596, due May 18, 2026), requiring California Class A or C32 licensing and prevailing wage compliance.