UNSPSC 30152101: Shot steel

UNSPSC 30152101 Shot steel (Commodity) covers raw steel materials and fabricated metal components that state and local agencies source for operational and maintenance purposes. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing raw steel sheet metal, tubes, rods, and finished metal components for equipment fabrication, fleet and vehicle support, and facility operations. The scope spans everything from bulk structural steel (flat bars, channels, angles, aluminum sheets) to specialty items such as mild steel sheets and rods for grill manufacturing and precision components for correctional facility equipment. Issuing bodies include state transportation departments, state departments of corrections, county and municipal purchasing offices, and specialized state facilities; Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Illinois Department of Corrections appear as repeat buyers in the recent record.

Activity concentrates in Kentucky, Illinois, Georgia, and Texas. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Division of Purchases issued back-to-back RFBs in March and April 2026 (RFB60526000005041 and RFB60526000005042, both due April 14, 2026) to establish master agreements for steel and other metals supply to KYTC's Division of Equipment and state fleet operations, with award dates of April 30, 2026, and initial contract periods through April 30, 2027 with four optional one-year renewals. The Illinois Department of Corrections posted solicitation 26422DNRLNDMGB50988 on February 3, 2026 (due February 11, 2026), seeking raw and fabricated steel materials for grill production at Shawnee Correctional Center in Vienna. The State of Georgia, acting through Ware County, solicited steel for the Georgia Forestry Commission shop (42000GFC0000445, posted February 12, 2026, due February 19, 2026) with delivery required within four weeks of award and all materials to be clean, oil-free, and rust-free upon arrival. These RFBs and RFQs typically require F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid pricing, comprehensive product catalogs, delivery cost schedules, and Commercial General Liability Insurance with minimum $1,000,000 per occurrence coverage; no set-aside designations are noted in the available documentation.