UNSPSC 31121101: Aluminum die machined castings

UNSPSC 31121101 Aluminum die machined castings (Commodity) covers aluminum sign blanks and related traffic-control signage that state and local governments procure for street infrastructure and public-works applications. The actual work solicited under this code comprises manufactured aluminum sign components—street name blades, rectangular signs, diamonds, stop signs, yield signs, and specialty signage in various sizes—fabricated to Aluminum Association specifications, sheared, punched, and deburred to finished dimensions, and delivered ready for installation. Issuing bodies under this code include county public-works and traffic-engineering divisions; the recent activity shows county purchasing offices as the primary buyers for multi-year requirements contracts.

Orange County, Florida posted IFB Y26-162 on April 21, 2026, soliciting aluminum sign blanks through a five-year requirements contract with 45 line items and estimated five-year quantities ranging from 250 to 10,000 units per item. The solicitation required sealed electronic responses via OpenGov e-Procurement Platform by April 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST, with delivery to Orange County Public Works—Traffic Engineering Division in Orlando, Florida within thirty calendar days of order placement. Respondents had to submit unit costs for all line items, certificates of insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 for general and automobile liability, E-Verify compliance documentation, and three references for similar projects completed within the past ten years. Award was to be made on an all-or-none basis to the lowest responsive and responsible respondent, with Service Disabled Veteran Businesses eligible for preference up to 8% depending on total bid amount, and Producer Price Index escalation adjustments permitted annually after the initial one-year period with a maximum allowable increase of 4%.