UNSPSC 23271800: Welding and soldering and brazing supplies

Materials used during welding, soldering, and brazing processes that are consumable or can be used up.

UNSPSC 23271800 Welding and soldering and brazing supplies is a Class code covering consumable welding materials, specialized welding equipment, and installation services for educational and operational welding facilities. State and local governments procure under this code primarily through school districts and community colleges establishing multi-year supply contracts for welding rods, electrodes, sheets, tubes, and related consumables; specialized welding equipment such as plasma cutters and welder-generators for fleet maintenance shops and training labs; and integrated facility upgrades including flexible vent extraction systems and CNC plasma tables with associated installation, training, and warranty support. Issuing bodies include community college districts (notably Collin College and Mt. San Antonio Community College District), school districts, state transportation departments, and municipal utility districts. Community colleges appear as repeat buyers, with Collin College issuing multiple ITB solicitations for three-year blanket supply contracts.

Recent activity spans Oregon, California, Texas, and Georgia. The Oregon Department of Transportation posted RFCQ S7300000018052 (due October 29, 2026) for supply and installation of a 6' × 12' CNC plasma cutting table with associated equipment, software, training, and a 6-year comprehensive warranty for its Bend Shop, requiring 24-hour on-site repair response capability within 150 miles. Mt. San Antonio Community College District issued an IFB (due July 16, 2026) for purchase and installation of forty-seven flexible vent extraction arms in Building 69 Welding Shop, Walnut, California, with an Engineer's Base Bid Estimate of $150,000, prevailing wage requirements, and a 3% Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise participation goal. Dalton Public Schools (Georgia) requested bids for welding lab equipment including one Flex Cut 45 Plasma cutter, one MBS-1018-11x18 Saw, and nine Powermig 262MP Edu OnePak units (due September 25, 2026). The North Texas Municipal Water District posted bids for two Lincoln Frontier 400X diesel-driven welder-generators (due July 29, 2026). Collin College issued dual three-year ITB contracts for welding materials and supplies spanning May 2024 through May 2027, with an estimated annual procurement volume of approximately $400,000 and multi-vendor award structure emphasizing purchase price (35%), references (15%), quality (15%), and state-of-Texas vendor status (5%).