UNSPSC 30264900: Aluminum bars

Bars of various cross sections produced from various formulations of aluminum

UNSPSC 30264900 Aluminum bars is a Class code, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it reveal a mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being procured. The code nominally covers aluminum bar stock, yet the recent opportunities show fabricated aluminum components and structural materials rather than raw bar inventory. Harris County posted an IFB for fabrication and delivery of perforated aluminum panels for a rehab shelter (due October 28, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an IFB for raw aluminum tubing (due July 24, 2026). The issuing bodies include a county government and a state agency, with additional recent opportunities spanning a city government and special-purpose judicial authority, though several posted opportunities—including a White County, Georgia building repair project, a Madison, Wisconsin apartment siding initiative, and a Los Angeles Superior Court pallet rack wire decking procurement—are unrelated to aluminum stock or fabrication and appear to be miscoded against this commodity. The geographic spread in aluminum-specific activity includes Texas and Georgia, with limited additional relevant recent solicitation volume.

The two aluminum-focused opportunities identify modest procurement activity. Harris County's IFB 2026000058 for perforated aluminum panels closed October 28, 2026, with minimal detail on contract value, performance schedule, or evaluation criteria available in the posting. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB IW257847, posted July 9, 2026 with a July 24 response date, seeks aluminum tubing through its Bonfire procurement portal but does not specify gauge, alloy, diameter, wall thickness, length, quantities, delivery schedule, or contract duration in the available summary. Inquiries go to Candice Johnson at Candice.Johnson@tdcj.texas.gov. This code shows light recent activity; the presence of several unrelated state and local construction and facilities solicitations within the recent-opportunities dataset suggests either inconsistent coding practices by the issuing bodies or a data-indexing artifact, and this category warrants verification before pursuing.