UNSPSC 30103103: Metal rail

UNSPSC 30103103 Metal rail is a Commodity code representing the purchase of rail stock and associated track components for railroad construction and maintenance. State and local governments procure rail materials directly as finished goods for track rehabilitation and new construction, along with cross ties, tie plates, track bolts, rail anchors, joint bars, and ballast. The buying base spans state departments of transportation, county port authorities, municipal water utilities, and local transit operators; Maine Department of Transportation and Jackson County Port Authority appear as recent repeat or primary purchasers. Work solicited under the code ranges from full railroad crossing replacement—requiring removal of existing rail and installation of new stock to specific railroad engineering standards—to ongoing supply contracts for rail materials and components needed for maintenance and incremental construction. Solicitations typically combine material supply with site-specific installation and are structured as IFB (sealed bid) or RFQ opportunities with FOB Destination pricing and compliance to AREMA (American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association) specifications.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Upper New England. Jackson County Port Authority in Mississippi issued an IFB on July 7, 2026 (due July 15) for rehabilitation of two at-grade railroad crossings at the Port of Pascagoula, including replacement of rail, ties, bolts, and ballast at approximately 90 linear feet per crossing. Camden County Board of Commissioners in Georgia issued an RFP on May 7, 2026 (due June 4) for removal and replacement of two 81-foot precast concrete railroad crossings at Naval Base Kings Bay, with installation of new cross ties, tie plates, anchors, spikes, and ballast, and work completion required by August 31, 2026. The Maine Department of Transportation, procuring through the State of Maine Office of State Procurement Services, issued an RFQ on March 24, 2026 (due April 1) for rail stock (115 RE), joint bars, track bolts, tie plates, spikes, rail anchors, and cross ties in multiple dimensions to be delivered to five locations statewide including Millinocket, Portland, and Rockland. No set-aside restrictions are prominently featured in the recent solicitations reviewed; local vendor preferences apply in Camden County, Georgia.