UNSPSC 30131504: Ceramic blocks

UNSPSC 30131504 Ceramic blocks (Commodity) represents flooring and finishing materials and installation services that state and local governments procure for facility renovations, repairs, and maintenance projects. Recent solicitations show the code encompassing ceramic tile installation in restrooms, lobbies, and public facilities, alongside removal and replacement of existing tile systems, fixtures, and associated finishes. The issuing bodies span diverse jurisdictions—county port authorities, municipal governments, county boards of commissioners, and public universities—indicating that ceramic tile procurement occurs across multiple facility types and governance structures. Work scopes range from specialized applications such as epoxy-sealed ceramic tile in airport restrooms to standard tile replacement in aquatic centers and civic lobbies, often bundled with grout, thinset, fixture replacement, and related construction finishing services.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and South-Central states. The Lee County Port Authority (Florida) solicited non-public restroom remodels at Southwest Florida International Airport via RFB 26-0041LB (due April 23, 2026), specifying 12-inch-by-24-inch ceramic wall tiles and epoxy grout installation over existing tile. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) issued IFB BL097-26 for wall and floor tile replacement at Bethesda Park Aquatic Center (due July 9, 2026), requiring large-format ceramic wall tiles and small-format ceramic floor tiles with epoxy grout and polymer-modified thinset. The University of Texas at Tyler sought a general contractor for Cowan Center Lobby renovations via RFP 750-25-26-011 (due May 18, 2026), which included ceramic tile work as one of 23 construction divisions. The City of Fort Worth posted RFP 260223 for non-exclusive flooring materials and installation agreements (due July 23, 2026), covering ceramic tile among multiple flooring types and establishing a 30 percent small-business participation goal. Bidders across these solicitations demonstrated minimum three to five years of commercial flooring experience, compliance with specified material standards, and procurement of performance and payment bonds.