UNSPSC 30104003: Rectangular hollow structural section HSS

A rectangular hollow metal profile used in structural engineering.

UNSPSC 30104003 Rectangular hollow structural section HSS, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of structural steel components including W-beams, H-piles, and I-beams for highway, bridge, and facility construction projects. Recent solicitations show county and state transportation agencies and departments of agriculture buying prefabricated steel members specified by dimension, weight per unit length, and total length, with delivery typically to project sites on an F.O.B. destination basis and evaluation dominated by unit and extended pricing. Issuing bodies include county highway divisions, county transportation authorities, and state departments managing infrastructure and facility maintenance. Greenville County, South Carolina has posted multiple IFBs under this code within the past two months, indicating repeat purchasing activity for bridge and roadway projects.

Greenville County, South Carolina and Broward County, Florida dominate recent activity, with the Illinois Department of Agriculture representing state-level procurement. Greenville County posted IFB #27022 for W-beams (four 27-inch at 114 pounds per foot and eight 27-inch at 94 pounds per foot, all 27 feet long) due October 9, 2026, with cost weighted at 99 percent and responsiveness at 1 percent; delivery to the Bridge Yard at Travelers Rest, South Carolina. The same county posted IFB #27014 for H-piles (12 each 12-inch at 53 pounds per linear foot in 30-foot and 40-foot lengths) with a September 3, 2026 response date and a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting August 26, requiring a $1 million per occurrence general liability insurance minimum and a Performance and Payment Bond equal to contract price. The Illinois Department of Agriculture issued a Basic Ordering Agreement (posted April 27, 2026, due April 30, 2026) for eight 4-inch by 7.7-pound by 15-foot I-beams at $375 per unit and two 4-foot by 8-foot metal plates at $450 per unit, totaling $3,900, with 30-day delivery required. South Carolina and Florida account for the bulk of recent solicitation activity, with secondary state-level procurement in Illinois.