UNSPSC 23151600: Cement and ceramics and glass industry machinery and equipment and supplies

UNSPSC 23151600 Cement and ceramics and glass industry machinery and equipment and supplies is a Class code covering pottery wheels, kilns, clay, glazes, and related consumables and equipment that state and local governments purchase to support recreation and arts education programs. Recent solicitations show school districts, city parks departments, and county recreation centers buying electric and gas pottery kilns, pottery wheels, clay in bulk quantities (4,000–5,000 pounds on 45-day cycles), glaze supplies, kiln furniture, and maintenance services. The City of Orlando operates twenty electric pottery wheels and eleven total kilns and orders clay regularly; Gwinnett County, Georgia has purchased pottery wheels and kilns for its parks recreation centers; and Fort Bend Independent School District solicited art supplies and equipment across its schools. Issuing bodies under this code are predominantly municipal parks and recreation departments and independent school districts, with occasional county recreation authorities and city arts programs.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida, with additional solicitations from California and Texas. The City of Orlando issued IFB270025 for pottery supplies on November 5, 2026, covering sixty-one specified line items plus additional supplies for its Pottery Studio, with a one-year contract term and four optional renewals and a Veteran Business Enterprise preference applied. Gwinnett County, Georgia posted two separate ITQs in early September 2026: one for four Laguna Pacifica pottery wheels due September 10, 2026, and another for two L&L Kilns Easy-Fire e28T-3 electric kilns due September 25, 2026. The County of Orange, California, OC Public Works, posted an IFB for glass reflective spheres and beads due September 10, 2026, under a three-year contract with a $225,000 spending cap and 5% local-vendor preference for County of Orange Local Small Business certified bidders. The City of Tucson Parks and Recreation Department sought an RFQ for pottery supplies and kiln maintenance services. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas issued a statewide education cooperative bid (EDACT2628) for educational activities and supplies with an estimated $40.677 billion total expenditure over two years, indicating broader participation by school districts across Texas.