UNSPSC 31151609: Chain links

UNSPSC 31151609 Chain links is a Commodity code covering the supply of specialized chain products — including transport grade, alloy steel, galvanized proof coil, and zinc-plated variants in various gauges and lengths — that state and local governments procure for operational inventory, equipment rigging, and departmental support needs. The work entails supplying finished chain stock with specified technical grades, working load limits, and brand requirements to municipal departments, counties, and special-purpose districts. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code are primarily municipal purchasing departments acting on behalf of multiple divisions and county departments, with occasional cooperative purchasing vehicles establishing term contracts for broad multi-jurisdictional access. The City of Tampa Purchasing Department emerges as a repeat buyer, having issued separate solicitations for chain inventory and related rigging hardware (hooks, shackles, and slings) within a four-month window.

Recent activity clusters in Florida, with the City of Tampa issuing RFQ 26P00328 for Chain for Inventory on July 2, 2026, requiring six line items totaling roughly 700 feet of chain in multiple gauges and grades (3/8 inch transport grade 70, 9/32 inch alloy steel grade 100, 3/16 and 1/4 and 3/8 inch proof coil variants) with a June 15, 2026 response deadline and one-year award period; delivery is FOB Destination within five business days of order, with 30-day payment terms and compliance required with Florida's E-Verify requirements and City ordinances. A cooperative procurement through Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit, issued RFP 061626 Law Enforcement Equipment on May 12, 2026 with a June 16, 2026 deadline, extending chain and rigging-related procurement access across Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima Counties in Washington and participating entities nationwide, though the available documentation does not isolate chain-specific line items or quantities. An earlier City of Tampa RFQ 26P00214 for Hooks and Shackles (posted March 18, 2026, due April 15, 2026) included 316 stainless steel chain alongside 20 line items of lifting hardware, indicating integrated procurement of chain with complementary rigging products across municipal operations.