UNSPSC 13102032: Thermoplastic polyolefin TPO

A member of the class of copolymers or a physical mix of polymers (usually a plastic and a rubber) called thermoplastic elastomers which consist of materials with both thermoplastic and elastomeric properties. Sometimes referred to as thermoplastic rubbers.

UNSPSC 13102032 Thermoplastic polyolefin TPO (Commodity) covers raw thermoplastic materials for pavement striping and markings used by state and local transportation departments. State and local governments procure granular or pelletized thermoplastic compounds formulated to specific binder, reflective glass sphere, filler, and pigment compositions for application in molten form to road surfaces. This material forms the basis for road striping, lane markings, bike lane delineation, and related pavement marking applications. Issuing bodies across the code include city public works departments (Phoenix, Dallas, Savannah, Fort Worth), county transportation and public works offices (Bryan County, Marion County, Harris County, Santa Clara County, Fort Bend County), municipal aviation departments (Phoenix Aviation Department), and transit-adjacent jurisdictions. The activity spans transportation infrastructure maintenance, capital improvement programs (LMIG-SAP), and on-call or standing-term agreements for as-needed striping services. Procurement structures range from single-award term contracts with price escalation provisions to multiple-award on-call frameworks where the issuing body calls out work on a project or daily basis.

Recent activity concentrates in the South, Southwest, and West: Arizona (Phoenix), Texas (Dallas, Harris County, Fort Bend County, Fort Worth), Georgia (Bryan County, Savannah, South Fulton), Florida (Marion County), and California (Santa Clara County). The City of Phoenix issued IFB 260348 on July 2, 2026 with response due July 17, 2026 for thermoplastic pavement marking raw material in granular or pelletized form, requiring 50-pound meltable bags on pallets with specified composition ranges and delivery within 30 days, under a five-year term commencing February 15, 2027 with firm fixed pricing for year one and annual escalation consideration thereafter. The City of Fort Worth solicited bids for on-call pavement markings (CPN 106517) on January 21, 2026 due February 19, 2026, a unit-price contract spanning thermoplastic and preformed thermoplastic applications across 198 line items with estimated annual demand and a 30 percent small business participation goal. Fort Bend County issued IFB 26-038 on February 6, 2026 due February 24, 2026 for thermoplastic traffic coating services on a term-contract basis awarding to primary, secondary, and tertiary vendors with unit pricing for 38 line items including application, removal, and raised pavement markers. Prevailing wage and bonding requirements are standard across these solicitations; DBE and M/WBE participation goals appear in Texas and City of Phoenix procurements.