UNSPSC 13111009: Liquid crystal polymer resin

UNSPSC 13111009 Liquid crystal polymer resin, a Commodity code, covers thermoplastic pavement marking materials in granular or pelletized form—resins compounded with reflective glass spheres, pigments, and fillers for application as road stripes, lane markings, and safety markings on pavement. State and local transportation and public works departments procure these raw materials as supply contracts for ongoing maintenance of road markings, often bundled with installation services or issued separately as term supply agreements with local inventory maintenance requirements. Issuing bodies include city street departments (Phoenix, Fort Worth, Dallas, Savannah), county transportation and public works offices (Marion County, Bryan County, Harris County, Fort Bend County, Santa Clara County), and specialized transit and facilities divisions. Recent solicitations span cities, counties, and single-purpose road maintenance programs, with repeat activity from Texas jurisdictions (Fort Worth, Dallas, Fort Bend, Harris County) and Florida and Georgia counties managing local road networks.

Activity clusters in the Southwest and Southeast. The City of Phoenix issued IFB 260348 on July 2, 2026 (offers due July 17, 2026) for thermoplastic reflectorized material in granular or pelletized form—18–26% binder, 30–40% glass spheres, 10–15% titanium dioxide, 20–40% calcium carbonate filler, 1.5% yellow pigment minimum—delivered in 50-pound meltable bags on pallets with a five-year initial contract commencing February 15, 2027. Fort Bend County issued an IFB on February 6, 2026 (due February 24, 2026) for a one-year term contract for thermoplastic traffic coating services with estimated annual quantities and options to renew through March 2031, with award to up to three vendors (primary, secondary, tertiary). The City of Fort Worth solicited bids for the 2026 On-Call Pavement Markings Contract (CPN 106517, due February 19, 2026) with 198 line items covering thermoplastic markings in multiple widths and colors, preformed thermoplastic applications, and reflective markers, structured as an on-call unit-price contract with a maximum award of $5,000,000 per vendor and a 30 percent small business participation goal. Comparable procurement activity in Santa Clara County (ITB-PRC-FY26-0596, due May 18, 2026) targets thermoplastic striping, markings, and pavement marker installation on an as-needed basis across county-owned and leased facilities, with prevailing wage compliance required. These solicitations emphasize local inventory maintenance, firm fixed pricing or unit pricing for the initial contract year, and compliance with state-specific specifications and prevailing wage standards.