UNSPSC 31132602: Cold forged heat treated stainless steel forging

Forging made of stainless steel that is forged at a cold temperature and has been heat treated

UNSPSC 31132602 Cold forged heat treated stainless steel forging is a Commodity code describing precision metal parts manufactured through cold-forging and heat-treatment processes for industrial applications. State and local governments purchase these forgings as components in equipment used by water authorities, public utilities, transit systems, and maintenance departments — typically for valve assemblies, coupling hardware, pump components, and fastener-intensive assemblies where stainless steel's corrosion resistance and high strength-to-weight ratio justify the precision manufacturing cost. The code spans mid-volume, engineered-to-print production runs rather than commodity-grade fasteners, with tolerance and material-specification requirements that distinguish it from standard commercial hardware.

The source provided contains no record of recent state and local contract opportunities solicited under this code. Without visibility into posted RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, or ITBs naming UNSPSC 31132602, no issuing-body mix, geographic concentration, or representative recent procurements can be identified. The absence of activity under this particular commodity code may reflect that most state and local buyers source cold-forged stainless-steel components through broader family-level or segment-level codes, through established cooperative-purchasing agreements with industrial suppliers, or as subordinate line items within larger equipment or systems procurements rather than as standalone component solicitations.