UNSPSC 30102903: Metal posts

UNSPSC 30102903 Metal posts (Commodity) covers the supply of metal posts and related components for highway signage, dune restoration, and roadside infrastructure. State and local governments procure galvanized steel sign posts, telespar posts in multiple diameters and lengths, u-channel sign posts, and associated hardware (clamps, bases, brackets, fasteners, closure caps) through competitive sealed bidding and RFQ processes. Counties, state transportation departments, and special-purpose transit authorities are the primary buyers. Recent solicitations show metal posts being procured both as standalone material supply contracts and as components within broader construction or maintenance projects. The Kansas Turnpike Authority's May 2026 RFQ for telespar posts and hardware represents typical material-supply work; the Okaloosa County, Florida dune vegetation project (ITB posted June 10, 2026, due July 8, 2026) incorporates post and rope installation as part of FEMA-funded disaster recovery, bundling post supply with installation labor and responsibility for survival rates. Missouri's statewide sign hardware and support IFB (posted March 16, 2026, due March 31, 2026) aggregates five product categories including sign support posts and fasteners across six geographic districts with firm pricing through March 31, 2027, and four one-year renewals available.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and Midwest. Georgia counties (Chatham, Elbert) issued guardrail and sign-post solicitations in February and early March 2026; Chatham County's guardrail repair and installation contract (due March 24, 2026) included a 30% M/WBE participation goal and named the incumbent (Bagwell Fence Company, Inc.) with prior bids ranging $119,934 to $289,960. Missouri and Kansas have active state-level demand—MoDOT's statewide IFB and the Kansas Turnpike Authority's May RFQ both close within compressed windows and specify strict conformance to approved products lists and technical standards (ASTM, GDOT standards). Florida's Okaloosa County project ($460,200 FEMA-funded, due July 8, 2026) requires Davis-Bacon prevailing wage and Buy America compliance. Idaho's highway-delineation solicitation (posted June 5, 2026, due July 10, 2026) provides no further scope detail. Delivery terms are typically firm within 30 days of purchase order; post-award training or technical support is sometimes required. M/WBE and DBE participation goals appear in Georgia and Missouri work; no set-asides are noted in Kansas or other jurisdictions represented.