UNSPSC 30152000: Fencing

UNSPSC 30152000 Fencing is a Class code covering the removal, installation, repair, and fabrication of fence systems—chain link, wrought iron, vinyl-coated, aluminum picket, and specialty security fencing—across state departments, counties, cities, school districts, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts. State and local governments procure fencing primarily for perimeter security at facilities, campuses, utility infrastructure, parks, and animal-care operations, with work ranging from routine maintenance and repairs on existing systems to comprehensive multi-location installations of new fence and gate assemblies with electronic access control. Issuing bodies span California state departments (Caltrans, CalFire, Department of Water Resources), county sheriffs (Orange County), utility authorities (Gainesville Regional Utilities), school districts (Granite School District, Tooele County, Alpine, Laredo ISD, Braintree schools), cities and towns (Salt Lake City, Springfield MA, Trumbull CT, Shelton CT, Killingly CT), state wildlife divisions (Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Florida Fish and Wildlife), Native American tribal governments (Gila River Indian Community), and specialized public entities (Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Snow College). Recent opportunities reflect steady demand across the country, with high activity in California, Utah, Massachusetts, Florida, Connecticut, and Arizona.

Representative recent solicitations illustrate the scope: California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) posted IFB 32A0737 for perimeter fencing replacement at Yuba County—approximately 1,060 linear feet of wrought iron fencing to replace chain link, due November 5, 2026, with prevailing wage and small-business participation goals, bid cap of $484,000, and C-13 Fencing Contractor license required. Granite School District issued IFB 5-JF27-005 for perimeter security fencing and gate installations at 42 elementary schools throughout the district with bids due June 25, 2026, a single award structure, an upper purchase-order limit of $2,000,000, mandatory pre-bid attendance, and galvanized steel and decorative metal fencing with electronic strike devices required. Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind posted RFP-27-046 for campus perimeter fencing replacement—approximately 6,700 linear feet of black aluminum fence with custom rings and eight-foot heights, removal of existing gates and panels, pre-qualification and final proposal phases with deadlines November 10 and December 15, 2026, and Florida Chapter 489 licensure required. Salt Lake City Corporation issued RFB SLCI27028 for five-year fencing supplies and installation services on a citywide, as-needed basis with bids due October 1, 2026, covering permanent chain-link materials, custom gate fabrication, installation at multiple soil conditions, temporary rental panels, and work at Salt Lake City International Airport with TSA security requirements. The County of Orange, Sheriff-Coroner requested competitive bids under solicitation 0603089802MB for as-needed fencing repair services at multiple facilities with 24/7/365 emergency availability, labor-based hourly rates for regular and after-hours work, materials marked up, and C-13 contractor licensing required.

Geographic and procurement-structure patterns show concentrated recent activity in California (Caltrans, CalFire, Department of Water Resources, multiple counties and school districts), Utah (state procurement office conducting multiple procurements for wildlife and education entities, plus municipal and school district solicitations), Massachusetts (multiple towns in the Boston area including Braintree and Dracut), Connecticut (Trumbull, Shelton, Killingly), and Florida (state departments, utilities, and school entities). Procurement structures range widely: invitation-for-bid (IFB) and invitation-for-price-quote (IFPQ) formats for straightforward removal and installation at single or multiple sites; request-for-bid (RFB) and request-for-qualifications-and-proposal (RFP) formats for design-build, phased, or multi-location work; on-call and as-needed frameworks for maintenance and repair; and cooperative purchasing through state division-of-purchasing vehicles on behalf of end-user agencies. Qualifications commonly include California C-13 Fencing Contractor or equivalent state contractor licensing, proof of insurance ($1–2 million general liability typical), payment and performance bonds, prevailing wage compliance in many states, and for security-sensitive work (utility substations, correctional facilities, schools), background checks and security clearances. Set-asides and preferences vary by issuer—small-business participation goals and preferences appear frequently in California procurements; MWBE, DVBE, and SBE designations in Massachusetts and Connecticut; Native American preferences in tribal procurements; and DBRA prevailing-wage and Section 3 employment requirements in CDBG-funded projects.