UNSPSC 31152110: Asbestos cord

A line thinner and shorter than a rope comprised of twisted fibers or threads made of asbestos. Insulating properties make it suitable for use with electrical applications.

UNSPSC 31152110 Asbestos cord, a Commodity code, shows minimal direct relevance to actual state and local procurement activity. The recent solicitations tagged under this code do not reflect asbestos cord as a discrete product line being purchased. Of the four opportunities posted since March 2026, one (Gila River Indian Community's asbestos testing and remediation RFP) addresses asbestos-containing materials in a testing and abatement context, but does not procure asbestos cord itself. The other three opportunities—Hillsborough County Fire Rescue's janitorial and operational supplies (ITB), Sourcewell's law enforcement equipment framework (RFP), and the City of Tampa's hooks and shackles (RFQ)—fall outside the nominal scope of asbestos cord procurement entirely. This mismatch suggests the code has been misapplied or that state and local demand for asbestos cord as a standalone commodity is not appearing in the recent solicitation pipeline.

The geographic activity shown in the recent opportunities does not establish a pattern specific to asbestos cord demand. Hillsborough County, Florida; Gila River Indian Community, Arizona; Washington counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, Yakima) participating in the Sourcewell cooperative; and the City of Tampa, Florida represent the jurisdictions with recent activity, but none of these solicitations are actively seeking asbestos cord products. Without representative asbestos cord procurements in the recent pipeline, there is no clear signal of current state and local buying patterns, repeat buyers, or contract values under this code. Firms evaluating this code should monitor whether future solicitations clarify the actual commodity being sought or whether the tagging error reflects limited state and local demand for asbestos cord itself.