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) covers the purchase and installation of welding-related equipment and machinery that state and local governments source for fleet maintenance shops, educational institutions, and utility departments. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring plasma cutting tables with full CNC systems and associated software, flexible vent extraction arms for welding labs, educational welding equipment packages (plasma cutters, saws, and multi-process welders), diesel-driven welder-generators for field maintenance, and consumable welding materials and supplies under multi-year blanket contracts. Issuing bodies include state transportation departments (Oregon Department of Transportation), community college districts and public school systems (Mt. San Antonio Community College District, Dalton Public Schools, Collin College, Collin County Community College District), municipal water utilities (North Texas Municipal Water District), and other local agencies. Educational institutions represent a significant portion of recent activity, driven by welding-program equipment needs and lab modernization initiatives.

Recent opportunities span Oregon, California, Georgia, and Texas, with educational buyers and utility departments appearing most frequently in the posting activity. The Oregon Department of Transportation issued RFCQ S7300000018052 (due October 29, 2026) for a 6' × 12' CNC plasma table system with Flashcut control, Hypertherm MaxPro200 plasma source, and 16 hours of training, requiring 90-day delivery to Bend and a contractor service facility within 150 miles with 24-hour response capability. Mt. San Antonio Community College District's IFB 2026067 (due July 16, 2026) solicited supply and installation of forty-seven flexible vent extraction arms for its Welding Lab in Walnut, California, with an Engineer's Base Bid Estimate of $150,000 and a 3% Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise participation goal. Dalton Public Schools requested bids (due September 25, 2026) for a Flex Cut 45 Plasma cutter, MBS-1018-11x18 saw, and nine Powermig 262MP educational welder units. Collin College and Collin County Community College District each issued three-year multi-vendor ITB contracts for welding materials, supplies, and equipment with anticipated annual volumes around $400,000.