UNSPSC 31151518: Impregnated rope

A special kind of rope that is impregnated with another substance to strengthen or improve performance under specific conditions. Examples include resin or tar-impregnated rope.

UNSPSC 31151518 Impregnated rope, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with recent state and local solicitation activity. The code's nominal scope — rope products treated with chemical impregnants for specialized performance — does not match the work actually being posted under this code number. Recent opportunities tagged to 31151518 instead reflect general janitorial and operational supplies, law enforcement equipment cooperative contracting, and lifting hardware (hooks, shackles, and rigging materials). The janitorial and lifting-hardware solicitations are concrete goods purchases; the law enforcement opportunity is a framework agreement intended to serve thousands of participating entities. None of these categories fall within the scope of impregnated rope products or materials.

The issuing bodies across these three opportunities span county boards (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners for janitorial and lifting hardware), state cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell on behalf of Washington-state counties and a broad network of public entities), and city purchasing departments (City of Tampa). The geographic activity appears concentrated in Florida and the Pacific Northwest, with Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa handling the concrete goods procurements and Sourcewell managing a multi-state cooperative framework. The Hillsborough County janitorial ITB (ITB2600319) due July 24, 2026 carries an estimated one-year contract value of $765,679.84 for consumable supplies to 47 fire stations; the City of Tampa's RFQ 26-P-00214 for hooks and shackles, due April 15, 2026, covers lifting and securing hardware across multiple departments. The Sourcewell RFP 061626, due June 16, 2026, is a cooperative purchasing vehicle with no disclosed budget or award structure. Code mislabeling appears to be the source of the mismatch — recent activity under 31151518 does not reflect impregnated rope procurement.