UNSPSC 23271423: Alternating current AC arc welder

An type of arc welding machine that uses alternating current.

UNSPSC 23271423 Alternating current AC arc welder is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure welding equipment, welding consumables, and welding training packages for maintenance departments, vocational programs, and educational facilities. Recent solicitations show purchasing activity focused on both standalone equipment (such as diesel-driven welder/generators and submerged arc training units) and materials supply contracts covering rods, electrodes, flat bars, sheets, tubes, and pipes in steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. Issuing bodies include community college districts, municipal utility authorities, and college maintenance departments. Collin County Community College District and Collin College have posted multiple ITBs under this code, indicating repeat procurement activity for both consumables and capital equipment within a single education system.

Activity concentrates in Texas, with recent opportunities posted from the North Texas Municipal Water District (solicitation 26163B, due July 29, 2026, for two Lincoln Frontier 400X diesel welder/generators), Collin College (FY2024ITB020 and FY2024ITB024, three-year welding materials contracts with estimated annual volumes of approximately $400,000), and Collin County Community College District (FY2024ITB009 for a Lincoln Electric Classmate Submerged Arc Welder Training Package). Collin College and Collin County Community College District emphasize multi-vendor awards, state of Texas vendor status (weighted at 5 percent), and participation from small, minority, veteran, and female-owned businesses, with pricing weighted at 35 percent of evaluation criteria and vendor capability, references, and quality factored equally at 15 percent each.