UNSPSC 31151520: Vinylon rope

A rope made of nylon spun yarn, a synthetic fiber, with outstanding weatherability and is easy to handle for flexible and non-slippery features.

UNSPSC 31151520 Vinylon rope, a Commodity code, covers synthetic rope and cordage products purchased by state and local governments for operational, maintenance, and equipment-support applications. Recent solicitations under this code show mixed actual usage: while the code nominally targets rope and cordage, state and local buyers are posting opportunities for broad consumable supplies, lifting hardware, and law enforcement equipment that incidentally may include synthetic rope or rope-like components but are not primarily rope procurements. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for janitorial and operational supplies (ITB2600319, due July 24, 2026) and the City of Tampa's RFQ for hooks, shackles, and lifting hardware (RFQ 26-P-00214, due April 15, 2026) both listed under this code show minimal direct relevance to vinylon rope as a primary commodity. The issuing bodies represent counties and cities in Florida, with Sourcewell (a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle) aggregating demand across multiple Washington counties and broader public entities for law enforcement equipment under RFP 061626.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida and the Pacific Northwest, though Sourcewell's cooperative structure extends reach to numerous jurisdictions across the United States and Canada. The three recent opportunities—Hillsborough County's $765,679.84 consumables contract, Tampa's lifting-hardware RFQ with line-item quantities ranging from 2 to 400 units, and Sourcewell's law enforcement equipment RFP—suggest the code sees limited focused activity in vinylon rope procurement specifically. Vendors pursuing work under this code should note the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual goods being solicited; opportunities tagged to 31151520 appear to use it as a catch-all for miscellaneous supplies and hardware rather than as a targeted rope category. This signals low specialization value and suggests pursuing opportunities under this code requires broad commodity distribution capability rather than rope-specific expertise.