UNSPSC 23161602: Foundry clays

UNSPSC 23161602 Foundry clays is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers clay and ceramic materials for arts and crafts operations — specifically pottery studio supplies including throwing clay, kiln-firing materials, and related consumables. The City of Orlando's recent pottery-supplies solicitation shows that this code captures materials procurement for municipal arts facilities operating production equipment such as electric pottery wheels, kilns, and clay-processing machinery. Issuing bodies using this code include city governments with dedicated arts and recreation programs; the Orlando solicitation is the only recent opportunity on record, suggesting limited activity concentration in this narrow segment of state and local procurement.

The City of Orlando issued IFB 27-0025 on October 6, 2026, for pottery supplies with a response deadline of November 5, 2026, at 2:00 PM. The scope covers sixty-one enumerated line items of pottery supplies plus a sixty-second catch-all item for additional materials, with the city ordering on a forty-five-day cycle in quantities averaging 4,000 to 5,000 pounds and maintaining 12,000-pound storage capacity. The contract runs one year from execution with options for four additional twelve-month renewal periods. The City applies a Veteran Business Enterprise preference in evaluation and considers Small and Local Business Enterprise participation. Suppliers must deliver in-stock items within one week of order on an F.O.B. Destination basis with emergency same-day or second-day service available at separate approved charges, maintain local technical support, and carry Workers' Compensation, Employer's Liability, Comprehensive Automobile Liability, and Commercial General Liability coverage at statutory and $1 million limits respectively.