UNSPSC 23271425: Semi-automatic welding machines

Semi-automatic welding is manual welding with equipment that automatically controls one or more of the welding conditions. Includes Arc, Tig and Mig weldings.

UNSPSC 23271425 Semi-automatic welding machines (Commodity) encompasses the equipment and supply lines that state and local governments acquire for welding departments, educational programs, and vocational training facilities. Recent state and local solicitations show purchasing activity spanning individual welder/generator units specified to manufacturer and model, bulk procurement of welding materials and supplies (rods, electrodes, consumables, and flat-stock), and complementary equipment such as fume extraction systems for welding labs. The issuing bodies are primarily community colleges and school districts establishing multi-year supply contracts, municipal water utilities replacing capital equipment, and state correctional facilities procuring training-focused cutting and fabrication systems. Educational institutions dominate the recent activity, with Collin College and Collin County Community College District each soliciting three-year welding materials and supplies contracts with estimated annual volumes around $400,000.

Texas and California show the most recent activity under this code. The North Texas Municipal Water District Maintenance Department posted an IFB on July 9, 2026, for two Lincoln Frontier 400X diesel-driven welder/generators with a July 29, 2026 response date. Collin College issued an ITB (FY2024-ITB-020) on July 7, 2026, for a three-year welding materials and supplies contract spanning May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2027, with evaluation criteria weighting purchase price at 35%, quality at 15%, references at 15%, and meeting district needs at 15%, and a multi-vendor award anticipated. Mt. San Antonio Community College District in Walnut, California, posted IFB 2026067 on June 11, 2026, for purchase and installation of forty-seven flexible vent extraction arms in the welding lab with a July 16, 2026 bid deadline and a 3% Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise participation goal. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department issued an IFB for a plasma cutting table system with CNC software and installation services in March 2026. Education-sector procurement emphasizes long-term partnerships and comprehensive support; recent contracts consistently require vendor account representatives, performance bonds, and prevailing wage compliance where applicable.