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 is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The three most recent opportunities tagged under this code—janitorial and operational supplies for fire rescue operations, law enforcement equipment through a cooperative purchasing vehicle, and hooks, shackles, and lifting hardware—fall outside the nominal scope of raffia rope. The code appears to capture industrial cordage and natural-fiber rope products, but state and local buyers are not currently soliciting raffia rope under this designation. Issuing bodies in the recent record include county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County) and municipal procurement offices (City of Tampa), along with Sourcewell, a State of Minnesota cooperative purchasing entity serving multiple jurisdictions nationwide.

The geographic spread is limited and consists primarily of Florida and Washington, with Sourcewell-coordinated opportunities reaching multiple states and Canadian jurisdictions. Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County's ITB 2600319 for janitorial and operational supplies (due July 24, 2026, estimated contract value $765,679.84 for one year), Sourcewell's RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment (due June 16, 2026, serving Washington counties and participating entities nationwide), and the City of Tampa's RFQ 26-P-00214 for hooks and shackles (due April 15, 2026). The mismatch between the code's nominal product scope and the actual work being solicited suggests the code is either misapplied in state and local procurement systems or sees very limited genuine demand for raffia rope products.