UNSPSC 31151515: Esparto grass rope

A tough, wiry grass (Stipa tenacissima) of northern Africa and south Spain, yielding a fiber used in making ropes very resistants and with a long life.

UNSPSC 31151515 Esparto grass rope is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The three most recent opportunities tagged to this code—janitorial and operational supplies for a Florida county fire department, law enforcement equipment through a multi-state cooperative, and hooks, shackles, and lifting hardware for municipal departments—contain no esparto grass rope or natural fiber cordage procurement. State and local issuing bodies appear to be using this code as a catch-all or miscategorization vehicle for consumable supplies and hardware that fall outside their primary taxonomic intent. The work actually being solicited under this code comprises routine operational supplies, law enforcement gear, and rigging hardware sourced through competitive sealed bids and RFQs, not specialty natural materials.

The recent opportunities span Florida (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners and City of Tampa), Washington state counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima) through a Minnesota-based cooperative, and a national cooperative purchasing vehicle serving thousands of public entities. Representative recent solicitations include Hillsborough County Fire Rescue's ITB for janitorial and operational supplies (ITB2600319, due July 24, 2026, estimated contract value $765,679.84), City of Tampa's RFQ for hooks and shackles across city and county departments (RFQ 26-P-00214, due April 15, 2026), and Sourcewell's RFP for law enforcement equipment on behalf of multiple Washington counties and nationwide participating entities (RFP 061626, due June 16, 2026). The code displays no concentrated activity in any single geography or jurisdiction type, and no evidence of sustained procurement demand for the commodity's stated name.