UNSPSC 25174817: Upper link arm

Manual or hydraulic upper arm of a tractor 3-point hitch attaching the tractor to an implement or ballast. The top link is length adjustable, and assists both the stability and angle of the implement to the ground.

UNSPSC 25174817 Upper link arm is a Commodity code that encompasses vehicle suspension and chassis components being procured by state and local governments as part of broader fleet maintenance and parts-supply agreements. The code sees activity across mixed issuing bodies—school districts, county governments, city fleet management divisions, and regional transit authorities—though no single buyer dominates the recent solicitation stream. State and local procurement under this code typically bundles upper link arms and other suspension parts within larger master agreements for automotive and fleet vehicle parts, rather than as standalone line items. Recent solicitations across Texas, Florida, Missouri, Georgia, and Oregon show state and local governments buying suspension components alongside brakes, filters, batteries, and general-purpose fleet parts through indefinite-quantity or blanket purchase orders structured to support ongoing maintenance operations. The Commodity sits within broader Class and Family codes that govern vehicle parts supply; individual upper link arm procurement appears most often as a specification within these larger vehicle parts contracts rather than as a discrete, separately bid item.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas (with solicitations from the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas A&M University, and Parkway School District in Missouri), Florida (Seminole County Public Schools, Sarasota County Schools, Town of Palm Beach, Brevard County), Georgia (Columbia County), and the Pacific Northwest (City of Eugene, Oregon). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Eugene's Fleet Vehicle and Equipment Parts Price Agreement (RFP 20272006, response due August 6, 2026), which covers six primary product categories spanning automotive and equipment components; Rockwood School District's Bus and Fleet Vehicle Parts procurement (RFB 2614202, due April 9, 2026), which solicits individual unit pricing for parts specified by fleet inventory; and the School Board of Sarasota County's Automotive and Light Truck Repair Parts agreement (Bid 26-0124, due February 12, 2026), which structures pricing as percentage discounts off manufacturer list prices. These agreements typically run one to five years, involve F.O.B. destination pricing with freight prepaid, and allow vendors to supply OEM, aftermarket, or remanufactured components when quality and specification match. The source material does not support direct identification of upper link arms as a frequently line-itemized part; the code's activity is subsumed within larger parts-supply frameworks.