UNSPSC 23271817: Solder powder

Powder form solder

UNSPSC 23271817 Solder powder is a Commodity code. Despite its nominal scope, state and local governments soliciting under this code are actually buying broad welding materials, supplies, and equipment — including welding rods, tungsten electrodes, plasma cutters, and welding lab infrastructure. Community colleges and school districts are the primary issuing bodies, using RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITB notice types to establish both single-project and multi-year supply contracts. Recent opportunities show colleges and districts procuring consumable welding materials (rods, electrodes, fluxes in steel, stainless steel, and aluminum compositions), equipment installations (flexible vent extraction arms for existing welding labs), and discrete welding machinery (plasma cutters, saws, power welding units). The scope diverges significantly from solder powder alone; the code appears to function as a catch-all for welding-lab consumables and related equipment in state and local educational procurement.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and California. Collin College (Texas) posted a three-year supply contract for welding materials, supplies, and equipment with an estimated annual procurement volume of approximately $400,000, using an ITB with evaluation criteria spanning purchase price (35%), references (15%), meeting district needs (15%), quality (15%), vendor historical relationship (5%), total cost of ownership (5%), state-of-Texas vendor status (5%), and additional factors (5%). Mt. San Antonio Community College District (California) issued an IFB for purchase and installation of forty-seven flexible vent extraction arms for its welding lab, with bids due July 16, 2026, an engineer's base estimate of $150,000, and a 3% Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation goal. Dalton Public Schools (Georgia) requested bids for discrete welding lab equipment — one Flex Cut 45 Plasma cutter, one MBS-1018-11x18 Saw, and nine Powermig 262MP Edu OnePak units — with delivery due within three days of order and bid opening on September 25, 2026. Multi-vendor awards and prevailing-wage requirements are common in the education sector opportunities under this code.