UNSPSC 23271813: Welding wire

UNSPSC 23271813 Welding wire is a Commodity code covering consumables, materials, and equipment procured by state and local education and water-utility agencies for welding programs, maintenance operations, and facility support. State and local governments buy welding wire alongside broader welding consumables—rods, gas wire, MIG and TIG consumables, gloves, and face shields—as part of integrated procurements for educational welding labs, district maintenance shops, and specialized utility operations. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code include community college districts (Collin College, Mt. San Antonio Community College District), large school districts (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio), municipal water utilities (North Texas Municipal Water District), and municipalities (Town of Shelton, Connecticut). Collin College and Collin County Community College District both issued separate three-year multi-vendor contracts for welding materials and supplies, each covering approximately $400,000 in anticipated annual volume, indicating steady demand from education institutions for catalog-based supply arrangements with volume discounts off manufacturer list pricing.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and California. Northside Independent School District issued IFB 2026-054 for welding equipment and supplies on an as-needed basis across 132 school sites with a one-year term plus one renewal option and bids due March 5, 2026; Collin College and Collin County Community College District each posted three-year welding materials contracts with Board of Trustees awards scheduled for April and May 2024; North Texas Municipal Water District requested bids (Solicitation 26163B) for two Lincoln Frontier 400X diesel-driven welder/generators with bids due July 29, 2026; and Mt. San Antonio Community College District issued RFB 2026067 for purchase and installation of 47 flexible vent extraction arms in its welding lab (bids due July 16, 2026, with a 3% DVBE participation goal and prevailing wage requirements). The Town of Shelton, Connecticut posted ITB 35477 for Mechanical & Welding Services on March 13, 2026 with bids due April 10, 2026, though line items and scope detail were not disclosed in the available documentation.