UNSPSC 23271410: Welding rectifier

UNSPSC 23271410 Welding rectifier is a Commodity code that encompasses diesel-driven welder-generators and related welding equipment and consumables purchased by state and local educational institutions, water utilities, transit authorities, and school districts. State and local governments buying under this code procure both capital equipment—specialized welder-generators specified to single manufacturers and models—and consumable supplies including welding wire, rods, electrodes, and safety gear for instructional and maintenance programs. The issuing bodies include community college districts (Collin College, Collin County Community College District, Mt. San Antonio Community College District), independent school districts (Northside Independent School District), municipal water utilities (North Texas Municipal Water District), and transit authorities (Charlotte Area Transit System). Recent solicitations emphasize multi-vendor award structures for consumables and supplies contracts, with evaluation criteria typically weighting price at 35 percent alongside references, quality, vendor relationships, and state-of-Texas vendor preference.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas—particularly in the Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio regions—and California, with additional recent activity in North Carolina. Representative recent opportunities include Collin College's FY2024-ITB-020 and FY2024-ITB-024 three-year welding materials and supplies contracts with estimated annual procurement of approximately $400,000 each, both closed in April 2024; Northside Independent School District's IFB 2026-054 for welding equipment and supplies across 147 school sites, response due March 5, 2026; North Texas Municipal Water District's solicitation 26163B for two Lincoln Frontier 400X diesel welder-generators, due July 29, 2026; Mt. San Antonio Community College District's solicitation 2026067 for purchase and installation of forty-seven flexible vent extraction arms in a welding lab with an Engineer's Base Bid Estimate of $150,000, due July 16, 2026; and Charlotte Area Transit System's solicitation 269202619503 for Blue Line track welding services (Rebid #3), proposals due August 20, 2026.