UNSPSC 31161601: Anchor bolts

UNSPSC 31161601 Anchor bolts (Commodity) covers fastening hardware used in infrastructure, utility, and transportation applications, though the code shows minimal alignment with recent state and local solicitation activity. The recent opportunities block includes six postings across utilities, transit, transportation departments, and municipalities, but only two meaningfully involve anchor bolts as part of a broader hardware scope. Kissimmee Utility Authority has solicited tubular steel transmission poles for two storm-hardening and relocation projects (IFB26042JG and IFB26038JG) where bolts are components of pole assembly specifications; Lubbock Power & Light's three-quote RFQ 26-7017-ELD explicitly lists bolts and anchor bolt cage specifications among 42 line items of electrical components and materials. The remaining opportunities—DART's inner ring procurement, IDOT's traffic sign hardware IFB, Sourcewell's law enforcement equipment RFP, and the City of Lavonia's water treatment plant construction—do not target anchor bolts as primary procurement items and appear to have been tagged to this code without substantive relevance. Issuing bodies in the relevant subset are municipal utilities (Kissimmee Utility Authority, Lubbock Power & Light) and special-purpose districts (DART), indicating that anchor bolt demand under this code stems from utility infrastructure maintenance and capital projects rather than broad municipal or school procurement.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast and South-central United States: Florida (Kissimmee Utility Authority's two transmission pole projects, due dates June 30, 2026 and August 11, 2026) and Texas (Lubbock Power & Light's three-quote RFQ with October 5, 2026 deadline for delivery to the Erskine Substation). The two utility-focused opportunities with genuine anchor bolt scope are both fixed-price, FOB-destination procurements with firm freight pricing and delivery lead times material to award decisions. The Lubbock RFQ explicitly references an anchor bolt cage specification (revision 002) and requires Material Safety Data Sheets for hazardous materials; quotes were due October 5, 2026. The Kissimmee projects specify performance bonds and delivery by July 2027 and August 2027 respectively. Activity under this code is sparse relative to the breadth of state and local procurement, with recent opportunities concentrated in utility transmission and electrical infrastructure where anchor bolts function as components within larger equipment or system assemblies rather than as end-use products.