UNSPSC 23271722: Welding transformers

The transformer, housed in a welding machine, is used to convert the high-voltage input or, primary power, from the wall plug.

UNSPSC 23271722 Welding transformers is a Commodity code covering welding equipment and related supplies that state and local governments procure for educational institutions, municipal maintenance operations, and transportation fleet shops. Recent solicitations show the code encompasses not only standalone welding transformers but also plasma cutting systems, welding lab equipment packages (plasma cutters, saws, welding power sources), flexible vent extraction arms for welding facilities, and consumable welding materials and supplies procured on multi-year contracts. Issuing bodies include community college districts (Mt. San Antonio Community College District, Collin County Community College District, Collin College), school districts (Dalton Public Schools), state transportation departments (Oregon Department of Transportation), and municipal utilities (North Texas Municipal Water District). Educational institutions dominate recent activity, typically establishing three-year blanket contracts for welding consumables and materials or procuring capital equipment for welding lab upgrades.

Recent opportunities span Oregon, California, Georgia, and Texas. The Oregon Department of Transportation issued RFCQ S7300000018052 (due October 29, 2026) for a plasma cutting table system with 90-day delivery and 150-mile on-site support requirement for its Bend Shop Central Oregon Fleet Repair Shop. Mt. San Antonio Community College District solicited bids (due July 16, 2026, now past) for purchase and installation of forty-seven flexible vent extraction arms in its Walnut, California Welding Lab, with a 3% Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise participation goal and prevailing wage requirements. Dalton Public Schools requested bids (due September 25, 2026) for four pieces of Welding Lab equipment including a Flex Cut 45 Plasma cutter and nine Powermig 262MP Edu OnePak units with three-day delivery. Collin College and Collin County Community College District both issued three-year ITBs for welding materials, supplies, and equipment with anticipated annual volumes near $400,000 per contract, using multi-vendor awards and emphasizing Texas vendor status in evaluation criteria.