UNSPSC 30103101: Steel rail

UNSPSC 30103101 Steel rail is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure railroad track materials and components for rehabilitation, maintenance, and new construction of rail infrastructure. Recent solicitations show purchasing of rail stock, cross ties, joint bars, tie plates, track bolts, rail anchors, and track spikes, often bundled with labor-inclusive contracts for at-grade crossing replacement, bridge tie installation, and comprehensive track maintenance. The issuing bodies are mixed — a state department of transportation, county port authorities, county boards of commissioners at military installations, and municipal water departments — reflecting a range of both capital infrastructure projects and ongoing asset maintenance programs.

Recent activity spans Mississippi, Georgia, Maine, and Texas. The Jackson County Port Authority (Mississippi) issued an IFB on July 7, 2026 (response due July 15, 2026) for rehabilitation of two 90-linear-foot railroad crossings at the Port of Pascagoula, including replacement of rail, ties, bolts, and ballast. The Camden County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) posted an RFP on May 7, 2026 (response due June 4, 2026) for replacement of two 81-foot precast concrete railroad crossings at Naval Base Kings Bay with new cross ties, tie plates, anchors, spikes, and ballast. The State of Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, on behalf of the Maine Department of Transportation, issued an RFQ on March 24, 2026 (response due April 1, 2026) for rail stock (115 RE), joint bars, track bolts, tie plates, track spikes, rail anchors, and treated cross ties in multiple configurations for delivery to five locations across Maine. The City of Fort Worth (Texas) posted an RFP on February 16, 2026 (response due March 19, 2026) for railroad inspection and maintenance services covering 2,250 linear feet of track, three switches, two de-railers, and four car stops on an as-needed basis.