UNSPSC 30101700: Beams

UNSPSC 30101700 Beams is a Class code encompassing structural I-beams, reinforced beams, and related beam materials that state and local governments procure for infrastructure repair, replacement, and facility maintenance projects. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing steel I-beams, aluminum I-beams, reinforced structural beams, and fabricated beam components for bridge repairs, building maintenance, and roadway infrastructure work. The issuing bodies include state departments of transportation, state university and workforce systems, city public works and facilities departments, and county governments. Scope ranges from small quantity orders for maintenance stations to large multi-location structural beam replacement programs spanning six-county service areas, with work encompassing inspection, repair, reinforcement, removal, and installation of new beam assemblies at transportation maintenance facilities, bridges, and public buildings.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Arizona. The California Department of Transportation issued two competitive IFBs in April 2026 for structural beam repair and replacement work: IFB #10A2919 for Amador County beam repair with a $950,000 estimated project value and May 7, 2026 bid opening, and IFB #10A2875 for multi-county beam replacement and repair at six maintenance stations with a $415,000 estimated budget, mandatory site inspections on April 15, 2026, and April 28, 2026 bid opening, including a three percent DVBE participation requirement and five percent small business preferences. The State of Illinois Department of Agriculture posted a Basic Ordering Agreement on April 27, 2026 (due April 30) for eight 4-inch by 7.7-pound by 15-foot I-beams and two 4-foot by 8-foot metal plates totaling $3,900.00 for the Illinois State Fair Building and Grounds. The City of Philadelphia, Mississippi solicited sealed bids for the Blount Street Bridge Repair project through April 23, 2026, including precast channel beam replacement. The Florida Department of Transportation issued a competitive sealed bid on February 25, 2026 (bid opening March 16) for a two-year aluminum materials contract including I-beams, channels, bars, and plates for delivery to locations in Lake City and Oviedo, subject to Build America Buy America requirements.