UNSPSC 31161507: Tapping screws

UNSPSC 31161507 Tapping screws is a Commodity code that designates a fastener product category; however, the single recent state and local opportunity posted under this code does not involve the procurement of tapping screws themselves. The Harris County Department of Education (HCDE), in partnership with Choice Partners cooperative purchasing, issued a Competitive Sealed Proposal on May 15, 2026 for Painting, Drywall, Acoustical Ceilings, and Flooring services — a scope entirely unrelated to fastener supply. The mismatch suggests that either the code was applied to this opportunity in error or that tapping screws are incidentally bundled within a broader facilities-maintenance materials scope. State and local purchasing offices show little current activity under this Commodity code for its nominal product line.

The single identifiable opportunity under 31161507 is a Job Order Contracting (JOC) arrangement issued by HCDE, a Texas education-sector body, with a response deadline of May 15, 2026 and a tentative award date of July 15, 2026. The contract carries a maximum annual aggregate price of $200 million across multiple potential awards and includes both a Maintenance Component and a JOC Component requiring coefficient multipliers applied to established unit-price books. The structure, prevailing-wage requirements, and cooperative-purchasing vehicle reflect standard state and local facilities-services procurement, but the code assignment does not align with fastener commodity sourcing. Without additional recent opportunities clearly within the tapping-screw category, meaningful geographic or issuing-body characterization under 31161507 is not supported by the source.