UNSPSC 31101914: Steel alloy investment casting

Steel alloy object cast from investment molds

UNSPSC 31101914 Steel alloy investment casting is a Commodity code that in state and local procurement practice covers metal component fabrication and repair services far more than discrete casting supply. The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management's May 2026 solicitation (PE66062NONST2026000000372) for pump repair, maintenance, and parts replacement across nine pump classifications illustrates the actual work being procured: vendors must disassemble, inspect, repair to OEM standards, and reassemble mechanical equipment using welding, machining, shaft alignment, and confined-space-entry-certified personnel, with full machine shop access and OEM-standard fabrication of replacement components. The code captures the metal-working and fabrication labor and tooling required to restore industrial equipment to service, not the purchase of cast metal stock or finished castings. Issuing bodies under this code include municipal utilities and public works departments managing critical infrastructure; the recent activity reflects a single city department's comprehensive, multi-year equipment maintenance program rather than a broad base of jurisdictional buyers.

The source contains only one recent solicitation tagged to this code, posted by the City of Atlanta in Georgia in May 2026 with a response deadline of May 29, 2026, limiting visibility into geographic concentration or issuing-body diversity. The scope requires prequalification followed by an Invitation for Bid and specifies that selected vendors must own or have full access to a functional machine shop, demonstrate certified personnel in welding and machinist work, supply 90 percent of required parts within 24 hours and remaining parts within 72 hours, and provide one-year warranties on parts and labor. Manufacturer-certified distributors are required for Watson Marlow and Xylem Flygt pump work, establishing technology-integration barriers. No set-aside designations are identified in the solicitation. Payment terms offer a five percent discount for payment within 10 days, otherwise net 30 days, and vendors bear all tool, equipment, and facility-inspection costs.