UNSPSC 31152002: Barbed wire

UNSPSC 31152002 Barbed wire is a Commodity code that in state and local procurement practice encompasses fencing materials, installation, and repair services rather than barbed wire in isolation. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying comprehensive fencing systems including chain-link (vinyl-coated and uncoated), ornamental and decorative steel fencing, cantilever gates, and associated hardware, along with turnkey installation and maintenance labor. Barbed wire appears as one component within larger fencing and security projects. School districts, cities, and county transit authorities are the primary issuing bodies under this code. Northside Independent School District (NISD) in San Antonio and Temple Independent School District in Texas are both active buyers, issuing IFBs for district-wide fencing materials and services on multi-vendor award structures. The City of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Charlotte Water Department regularly solicit on-call fencing and gate services. These jurisdictions typically structure procurements as time-and-materials or unit-price contracts on an as-needed basis, with contract terms ranging from one to three years plus renewal options, and many include mandatory MWSBE or HUB participation goals and prevailing wage compliance.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and North Carolina. Temple Independent School District (IFB-006-26) issued a competitive bid due March 16, 2026, for district-wide fencing supplies and installation with emphasis on chain-link and ornamental fencing in various heights and a 20 percent SWMBE participation goal. Northside Independent School District (IFB 2026-060) solicited fence materials and services through the Euna Procurement platform with responses due April 22, 2026, explicitly requiring all vendors from the prior contract to rebid or lose future District business. The City of Charlotte issued RFP #269-2026-142 due April 6, 2026, for citywide on-call fencing installation and repair services covering chain-link, decorative steel, barbed wire, and gates for multiple departments including Charlotte Water and Charlotte Area Transit System, with two-hour emergency response requirements and a three-year initial term. Charlotte Water also posted RFP FY27RFP06 due July 21, 2026, for preventative maintenance and repair of city-owned gates on a time-and-materials basis. One opportunity—the County of Santa Clara's bridge replacement ITB due March 5, 2026—appears unrelated to fencing or barbed wire procurement and represents a mismatch with the code's actual scope.