UNSPSC 31152205: Oil tempered wire

A type of wire made by the tempering process after quenching the cold work wire and oil in consecutive passes.

UNSPSC 31152205 Oil tempered wire is a Commodity code that nominally covers steel wire products with heat treatment, but the recent state and local contracting activity under this code does not reflect this scope. The single recent opportunity posted under the code—Sourcewell RFP #061626, issued May 12, 2026 with a June 16, 2026 response deadline—solicits law enforcement equipment on behalf of a cooperative purchasing vehicle that spans Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington state, along with numerous other jurisdictions and public entities throughout the United States and Canada. The resulting contract is intended to serve thousands of governmental agencies, higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and other public entities through Sourcewell's participating addendum structure. This mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurement being conducted suggests either a tagging error or that oil tempered wire represents only an incidental component within a broader law enforcement equipment solicitation.

The code shows minimal relevant recent activity grounded in its stated scope. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, serves as the contracting office for this broad-spectrum cooperative purchase, but no other recent opportunities specifically soliciting oil tempered wire or closely related spring or fastening products under this code appear in the available record. Vendors interested in this opportunity must register on the Sourcewell Procurement Portal at https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov to access solicitation documents and submit proposals; general inquiries may be directed to Mari Vielma at rfp@sourcewell-mn.gov or 888-894-1930. Given the scarcity of recent activity under this commodity code and the substantial disconnect between its nominal scope and the law enforcement equipment focus of the posted solicitation, pursuit of opportunities under UNSPSC 31152205 should be informed by direct verification that oil tempered wire or related products are genuine line items within any solicitation bearing this code.