UNSPSC 23161517: Die casting machine

A casting machine that uses air pressure (atmospheric or higher) to make product from the metal mold with low fusion point metals such as aluminum alloy, copper alloy and others.

UNSPSC 23161517 Die casting machine (Commodity) shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The only recent opportunity tagged to this code—Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners ITB 26-00073, posted March 4, 2026, with response due March 27, 2026—solicits sand supply and delivery for sandbag operations on an as-needed basis, not die casting equipment or related machinery. The opportunity calls for fixed-price per-ton pricing with 24-hour response for non-declared emergencies and 4-hour response for declared emergencies, plus comprehensive insurance including general liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate), automobile liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit), workers' compensation, and specialized coverages such as pollution liability and cyber liability. Contractors must comply with E-Verify and Florida Statute 287.087 drug-free workplace certification. The estimated three-year contract value is $617,490.00 with no minimum purchase guarantee and payment within 45 days of invoice via ACH. No set-aside restrictions apply.

The code exhibits minimal or unrelated recent activity in state and local procurement. Hillsborough County is the only issuing body appearing in the recent opportunities block, and the sand-supply solicitation bears no operational connection to die casting equipment. Firms evaluating this Commodity code for business development should verify whether the tagging is an administrative artifact or signals actual machinery procurement under this code in other jurisdictions. Current visibility into die casting machine procurement at the state and local level is insufficient to support a pursue decision based on this source alone.