UNSPSC 13111050: Polypropylene oxide

UNSPSC 13111050 Polypropylene oxide is a Commodity code that in state and local practice covers thermoplastic pavement marking raw materials—binder compounds, reflective glass spheres, pigments, and fillers blended and pelletized for application as molten striping and road markings. State and local governments procure this material directly as a consumable feedstock for in-house thermoplastic application operations or through integrated contracts that bundle raw material supply with installation labor. Issuing bodies span cities (Phoenix, Dallas, Savannah, Fort Worth, South Fulton), counties (Bryan County, Marion County, Harris County, Fort Bend County, Santa Clara County), and special transportation districts, reflecting the geographically distributed nature of pavement-marking maintenance across jurisdictions. Purchasing models vary: some jurisdictions buy raw material on firm fixed-price five-year supply agreements with local inventory requirements and daily order fulfillment windows; others procure thermoplastic marking services through on-call unit-price contracts that implicitly include material costs within contractor pricing. DBE and small-business participation requirements appear in multiple solicitations, particularly those involving federal transportation funding or state prevailing-wage work.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Arizona, Georgia, California, and Florida. The City of Phoenix posted IFB 260348 on July 2, 2026, seeking thermoplastic raw material in granular or pelletized form with specified composition ranges (binder 18–26%, glass spheres 30–40%, titanium dioxide 10–15%, calcium carbonate filler 20–40%), packaged in 50-pound meltable bags on pallets, with offers due July 17, 2026—a five-year fixed-price supply contract beginning February 15, 2027. Fort Bend County, Texas issued IFB 26-038 on February 6, 2026, for thermoplastic traffic coating services including material application across 38 unit-price line items, with a four-year renewal option running through March 31, 2031. The County of Santa Clara Procurement Department solicited thermoplastic striping and marking installation services under ITB-PRC-FY26-0596, with bids due May 18, 2026, on an as-needed basis across county facilities. Marion County, Florida's road resurfacing project (Contract 26B-095) and multiple other municipal paving solicitations include thermoplastic striping as a line item within larger infrastructure work, signaling indirect demand for raw material through contractor supply chains. The code shows sustained activity tied to routine pavement-maintenance cycles, with opportunities concentrated in warm-climate jurisdictions and states with high-volume road networks.