UNSPSC 13111004: Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resin

UNSPSC 13111004 Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resin, a Commodity code, covers thermoplastic raw materials and finished thermoplastic products for pavement marking and traffic control applications. State and local governments are procuring molten-applied thermoplastic pavement marking materials in granular or pelletized form, compounded to specified binder, filler, and reflective glass sphere ratios, delivered as 50-pound units ready for field application on roads, parking areas, and pedestrian facilities. Issuing bodies include city transportation and public works departments, county road and bridge operations, and regional transit-supporting jurisdictions. Cities of Phoenix, Dallas, Savannah, and Fort Worth, Harris County, Fort Bend County, Bryan County, Marion County, and the County of Santa Clara have all posted solicitations under or closely aligned with this code in the past six months. The scope extends beyond raw resin material to include finished thermoplastic striping and marking products, preformed thermoplastic applications, raised pavement markers, and full installation and removal services delivered on an as-needed or on-call contract basis.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southwest and Southeast. The City of Phoenix posted an IFB on July 2, 2026 for thermoplastic pavement marking raw material in granular or pelletized form (with pre-offer conference July 2 and response due July 17, 2026), specifying composition parameters for binder, reflective spheres, titanium dioxide, and filler with 50-pound meltable bags shrink-wrapped on pallets and a five-year firm fixed-price contract commencing February 15, 2027. The City of Fort Worth issued a unit-price on-call pavement markings contract (CPN 106517) with 198 line items spanning thermoplastic, polyurea, ceramic buttons, and removal services; bids were due February 19, 2026, and the maximum award is $5,000,000 per vendor with no guaranteed volume. Fort Bend County, Texas awarded a Term Contract for Thermoplastic Traffic Coating (Bid 26-038) with primary, secondary, and tertiary vendors and a contract term of April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027 plus four annual renewal options, with unit pricing for grinding, primer application, thermoplastic coatings in 4", 8", 12", and 24" widths, raised pavement marker installation, and specialty markings. The City of Dallas issued an on-call paving contract (CIZ26-TPW-4005) due June 26, 2026 covering pavement markings as one element within broader street restoration work. Bryan County, Georgia solicited approximately 65 miles of road striping plus 5,440 raised pavement marker installations (sealed bids due June 18, 2026), and Marion County, Florida procured resurfacing of 11.65 miles with thermoplastic striping as a component deliverable (bids due June 18, 2026). Harris County, Texas issued a separate ITB for a complete Thermoplastic Applicator Machine system with trailer and quick-change dies (ITB due June 8, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara issued an on-call ITB for thermoplastic striping, markings, and pavement marker installation services (bids due May 18, 2026) requiring a California Class A General Engineering or Class C32 license. Activity spans Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and California with prevailing wage and DBE/M/WBE compliance requirements typical across jurisdictions.