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, a Commodity code, encompasses cordage and rope products that state and local governments procure for operational and emergency-response use. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing military-grade paracord, nylon and polypropylene rope, wire rope slings, and twine in bulk quantities for inventory. The City of Philadelphia issued a micro purchase (RFQ, due October 15, 2026) for 550 Type III paracord in black and yellow; the City of Tampa solicited twelve line items of cord and rope inventory for various city departments (RFQ, due August 25, 2026); and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners procured consumable operational supplies including cordage for its Fire Rescue Department operating 47 stations (ITB, due July 24, 2026, estimated value $765,679.84). Issuing bodies span city procurement offices, county government, and special-purpose entities. Buyers emphasize rapid delivery—five to ten business days standard, three working days for backorders—firm fixed pricing FOB Destination, and compliance with insurance and E-Verify requirements.

Geographic activity centers on Florida and Pennsylvania in the recent record, with broader multi-state cooperative purchasing also present. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit, issued a cooperative RFP (due June 16, 2026) for law enforcement equipment that aggregates purchasing power across Washington state counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima) and participating entities nationwide. State and local buyers treat cordage as a consumable supply item managed through standing inventory contracts rather than project-specific procurement, with award structures that allow line-item or aggregate bidding and quantity flexibility. No set-asides or vendor preferences appear in the recent opportunities; pricing competition and responsiveness drive award decisions.