UNSPSC 31151516: Raffia rope

The fiber of the raffia is obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm that is found in South America, Africa and Madagascar, and with this raw material we get a rope very resistant and with a long life, the raffia can be also synthetic.

UNSPSC 31151516 Raffia rope, a Commodity code, captures state and local purchases of cordage and rope products including paracord, nylon and polypropylene rope, wire rope slings, twine, and similar inventory items for operational use across departments and municipal services. Recent solicitations show city and county governments sourcing these materials for general inventory, emergency response, and janitorial operations on firm, fixed-price FOB Destination terms with delivery windows of three to ten business days. Issuing bodies include municipal procurement offices (Philadelphia, Tampa), county boards of commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida), and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multi-jurisdictional coalitions. The code attracts straightforward commodity purchases ranging from micro-procurements under $45,000 to regional cooperative agreements valued at approximately $765,679.84 annually.

Recent activity clusters in Florida and the Pacific Northwest with secondary activity in Pennsylvania. The City of Philadelphia issued an RFQ on October 1, 2026 for 550 Type III military-grade paracord in black and yellow (due October 15, 2026) as a micro purchase awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder; the City of Tampa posted an RFQ on July 30, 2026 for cord and rope inventory spanning nylon cord, nylon rope, polypropylene rope, wire rope slings, and twine in twelve line items (due August 25, 2026); Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued an ITB on July 7, 2026 for janitorial and operational supplies including cordage items for 47 fire stations (due July 24, 2026, estimated annual value $765,679.84). Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, issued an RFP on May 12, 2026 for law enforcement equipment that may include cordage (due June 16, 2026), serving multiple participating counties in Washington state and public entities across the United States and Canada. No set-asides or preference programs appear in the recent solicitation records.