UNSPSC 30131508: Glass block

UNSPSC 30131508 Glass block is a Commodity code covering the furnishing and installation of window glass and related materials for state and local facilities. The City of Tucson's RFP 226043, posted August 5, 2026, exemplifies the scope: contractors supply and install commercial, industrial, and residential window glass across multiple glazing types (single and double strength, obscure, plate, safety, tempered, thermal pane, plexiglass) alongside aluminum wall work, screen installation, and miscellaneous related materials. Work includes high-rise scaffolding installation and coordination of multiple journeyman glazers. This code captures annual requirements contracts in which municipalities and local housing authorities order glass and glazing services on an as-needed basis to support facilities maintenance, public housing rehabilitation, and departmental operations. Issuing bodies are typically city procurement offices and municipal departments responsible for environmental services, general maintenance, and community development.

The City of Tucson represents the sole recent opportunity in the source. The RFP called for responses by August 18, 2022 (note: this date predates the current summary date of October 20, 2026), with a pre-submittal conference scheduled for July 21, 2022 via Microsoft Teams. The contract structure included a one-year initial term with up to four optional one-year extensions, prevailing wage compliance with hourly rates ranging from $14.32 to $20.98 depending on maintenance classification, and HUD funding tied to Section 3 labor requirements (25% total labor hours and 5% targeted labor hours for qualifying workers). Contractors required local presence, established maintenance facilities or third-party provider agreements, and compliance with cost estimation guarantees capping actual costs at 110% of estimates. The solicitation included specific set-aside and reporting provisions for disadvantaged business enterprises and Section 3 Business Concerns. The source provides no information on other recent state or local glass block solicitations, geographic concentration, or activity in other jurisdictions.