UNSPSC 30103100: Rails

UNSPSC 30103100 Rails is a Class code that covers the procurement of structural steel components, including I-beams, metal plates, and fabricated steel products for state and local infrastructure projects. The recent solicitations show that state and local governments acquire rails and related structural steel materials primarily for bridge repair, facility maintenance, and infrastructure modernization work. The issuing bodies include state departments of agriculture and forestry, city facilities departments, and county governments, with solicitations spanning small-purchase orders for component replacement through larger fabrication service contracts requiring custom design and installation expertise. Vendors typically must be established manufacturers or authorized dealers, and some contracts require compliance with prevailing wage standards, insurance requirements, and federal regulations such as Section 3 Program labor-hour mandates and disadvantaged business enterprise participation thresholds.

Recent activity appears in Illinois, Georgia, Mississippi, and Arizona. The State of Illinois Department of Agriculture posted solicitation 26406AGRBLDG4B52030 on April 27, 2026, for eight I-beams and two metal plates totaling $3,900, with a three-day response window and a contract execution date through August 16, 2026. The State of Georgia, through Ware County, issued an IFB on February 12, 2026, for steel procurement for the Georgia Forestry Commission shop with a February 19, 2026 deadline and four-week delivery requirement. The City of Philadelphia, Mississippi solicited bids on April 16, 2026, for the Blount Street Bridge Repair project (IFB 3170035505) involving timber pile repair, roadway approach repair, and replacement of precast channel beams, with sealed or electronic bids due by 2:00 PM on April 23, 2026. The City of Tucson issued RFP 240080 on March 26, 2026, for comprehensive steel fabrication services including custom doors, steel cages, anti-vandalism boxes, and hand railings, with a one-year initial term and options to extend for up to four additional one-year periods, requiring 25% of total labor hours performed by Section 3 Workers.