UNSPSC 13111023: Polystyrene resin

UNSPSC 13111023 Polystyrene resin, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. The sole relevant opportunity in the recent dataset—the City of Phoenix's IFB-26-0348 for thermoplastic pavement marking raw material, due July 17, 2026—specifies thermoplastic reflectorized material in granular or pelletized form with defined binder (18–26% by weight), glass-sphere reflector (30–40%), titanium dioxide (10–15%), and filler and pigment compositions. This represents the narrowest slice of what governments actually procure under the code: pre-compounded, ready-to-apply thermoplastic pavement striping material supplied in 50-pound meltable bags on one-ton pallets, with firm-fixed pricing for year one and annual price-adjustment consideration thereafter, delivered on-demand to support city transportation departments. The remaining opportunities in the dataset—sole-source notices for thermoplastic applicator equipment from the City of Port Orange and Pasco County, road-striping and bike-lane-striping bids from Bryan County and the City of Savannah, paving contracts from Marion County and the City of Dallas, and a thermoplastic applicator-machine ITB from Harris County—fall outside the polystyrene-resin commodity scope; they address applicators, equipment, labor, or transportation services rather than raw material supply.

Recent activity is limited to Florida and Texas. The City of Phoenix issued the only clear material-procurement opportunity under this code, with Phoenix requesting sealed offers for thermoplastic reflectorized material under DBE-Neutral procurement rules, a five-year term commencing February 15, 2027, and local inventory-support obligations. Issuing bodies in the dataset are primarily cities and counties, with Phoenix Aviation Department's procurement following federal DBE guidelines under 49 CFR Part 26. No repeat buyers or geographic cluster emerges from the sparse record. The code carries limited current pursuit activity; firms tracking polystyrene-resin demand should monitor individual city transportation departments and county road maintenance programs for on-call or scheduled material supply RFQs, as the Phoenix example demonstrates infrequent but structured demand with multi-year terms and stringent material-composition compliance requirements.