UNSPSC 23271411: Plastic welder

A welder designed to weld or seal pieces of thermoplastic together using any one of several techniques.

UNSPSC 23271411 Plastic welder is a Commodity-tier code that encompasses welding equipment and machinery used in educational and operational settings across state and local jurisdictions. Recent state and local solicitations show the code capturing purchases of welding apparatus ranging from specialized welding machines to fabrication equipment, consumable welding supplies (rods, electrodes, gases), and complete vent extraction systems for welding labs. The issuing-body mix includes community colleges and technical colleges procuring equipment for instructional welding programs, municipal water districts acquiring operational welding capacity, and county solid-waste and facilities departments sourcing welding services and supplies for maintenance operations. Education dominates the recent opportunity flow, with Collin College and Collin County Community College District each seeking three-year supply contracts for welding materials and consumables, Texas A&M University System and Wiregrass Georgia Technical College requesting welding and fabrication equipment, and Mt. San Antonio Community College District installing welding lab extraction infrastructure.

Geographic spread across recent activity includes Texas (North Texas Municipal Water District, Collin College, Texas A&M), Georgia (Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, Augusta Technical College via the Technical College System of Georgia), Missouri (Jackson County), Florida (Seminole County), and California (Mt. San Antonio Community College District). Representative recent opportunities illustrate the scope: North Texas Municipal Water District issued an ITB on July 9, 2026, for two Lincoln Frontier 400X diesel-driven welder/generators with bids due July 29, 2026; Collin College posted an ITB (FY2024-ITB-020) on July 7, 2026, seeking welding materials, supplies, and equipment under a three-year contract with an estimated annual volume of approximately $400,000 and multi-vendor award structure; and Mt. San Antonio Community College District solicited on June 11, 2026, for purchase and installation of forty-seven flexible vent extraction arms in its Welding Lab (Building 69, Walnut, California) with bids due July 16, 2026, an Engineer's Base Bid Estimate of $150,000, and a mandatory job walk held June 9, 2026. Jackson County, Missouri issued RFQ 26039 on June 23, 2026, for a 24-month welding gas and supplies contract with a one-year extension option, response due July 14, 2026.