UNSPSC 30131606: Loess brick

A brick mixed with loess, straw and water, which is good for soundproofing, dampproofing and insulation.

UNSPSC 30131606 Loess brick, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product category that state and local governments purchase for specialized masonry applications, particularly in historic preservation and structural restoration projects where exact material matching and adherence to heritage standards are required. The recent solicitations tagged under this code show minimal concrete activity: only one opportunity—Monroe County Board of County Commissioners' East Martello Historic Masonry Restoration project (RFP, response due June 4, 2026)—involves actual masonry brick procurement aligned with the code's nominal scope, and even that solicitation emphasizes the need for replacement brick to match existing historic brick exactly in size, color, and strength rather than new loess brick sourcing. The remaining opportunities in the dataset (a county purchasing department relocation notice, a San Bernardino County facilities maintenance parts and supplies ITB, and a Sourcewell cooperative law enforcement equipment RFP) are unrelated to loess brick and appear to be misclassified against this code.

The East Martello project represents the only decision-relevant recent opportunity: Monroe County, Florida is executing a historic masonry restoration at Fort East Martello Tower requiring contractors to repair and repoint existing historic masonry dating from 1845 to 1862, with work performed under the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and subject to review by the City of Key West Building Department and Historic Architectural Review Commission. Contractors must demonstrate a minimum of three years' aggregate experience on similar historic preservation projects and submit mock-up masonry panels and on-site test panels for mortar color matching; the contract runs on a stipulated-sum basis with unit prices for repointing and replacing brick masonry on a per-square-foot basis, with substantial completion required by March 31, 2027. Monroe County offers a 2.5 percent local business preference for Monroe County-based vendors, with an additional 2.5 percent available if 50 percent or more of the work is subcontracted to local businesses. The code shows no material recent activity beyond this single Florida opportunity and does not support a meaningful market characterization at this time.