UNSPSC 23161502: Foundry burners

UNSPSC 23161502 Foundry burners is a Commodity code that in state and local practice captures procurement of bulk sand and aggregate materials for emergency response and operational support, not foundry equipment. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' recent ITB for sand delivery—posted March 4, 2026, due March 27, 2026—exemplifies the actual scope: the County solicited supply and delivery of sand for sandbag operations on an as-needed basis to multiple County locations and job sites, with contractors required to respond within 24 hours for non-declared emergencies and four hours for declared emergencies. Pricing was submitted on a fixed per-ton basis with all costs including delivery, fuel surcharges, and equipment rental incorporated into unit price. Issuing bodies under this code are primarily county government offices and emergency management departments managing disaster preparedness and response inventory. The code shows minimal recent state and local activity; the Hillsborough County opportunity is the only recent posting identified in the source.

The geographic spread of recent activity is limited to Florida. Hillsborough County's three-year sand-delivery contract, valued at $617,490 with no guaranteed minimum purchases, required bidders to carry comprehensive general liability insurance with limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate, plus additional coverages including pollution liability and cyber liability of $1,000,000 each. The solicitation was open to all qualified contractors with no set-aside or disadvantaged-enterprise restrictions. Given the sparse recent posting activity and the mismatch between the code's nominal scope (foundry burners—industrial equipment) and actual procurement (bulk sand for emergency operations), this code sees limited relevant opportunity volume in state and local markets today.