UNSPSC 30264505: Stainless steel SAE 300 series hot rolled bar

Hot rolled bar of various cross sections produced from SAE 300 series stainless steels

UNSPSC 30264505 Stainless steel SAE 300 series hot rolled bar is a Commodity code that covers stainless steel bar stock and related ferrous metal materials used by state and local governments in operations, maintenance, and infrastructure projects. Recent solicitations under this code span stainless steel diaphragm plates for industrial applications, angle and square tube materials for fabrication, sheet metal and metal plate stock for correctional facilities and water treatment operations, and specialty fasteners and base plates for sign-shop and traffic-engineering support. The issuing bodies include state agencies (Texas A&M University System, State of Illinois, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Water Development Board), city procurement offices (Detroit Office of Contracting and Procurement, City of Tucson), and regional water authorities (City of Lavonia under Fayette County jurisdiction). Issuances range from ITBs and IFBs for one-time purchases to blanket order agreements (BOAs) and multi-year framework contracts that establish unit pricing for as-needed procurements, reflecting state and local preference for flexible supply arrangements over single-transaction buys.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Illinois, Michigan, and Georgia, with particular clustering among higher-education institutions, criminal justice agencies, and municipal departments of public works and transportation. Representative opportunities include the Texas A&M University System ITB for stainless steel diaphragm plates (due October 28, 2026), the State of Illinois Blanket Order Agreement for stainless steel angle and square tube (due September 11, 2026), the City of Detroit RFQ for anchor bolts and post base plates with a mandatory Detroit-based business certification and three-year contract term (due August 12, 2026, with explicit workforce composition and minority-ownership requirements under Executive Order #2016-2), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB for sheet metal and metal plate raw materials (due July 28, 2026). The Detroit procurement notably requires F.O.B. delivered pricing, local stocking capability, thirty-day delivery, and three-year firm pricing, reflecting municipal infrastructure support operations; the Illinois BOA structure enables state-wide as-needed purchasing with $1 million minimum liability insurance and $15 minority-contractor-initiative fees on contracts of $1,000 or more.