UNSPSC 31161602: Blind bolts

UNSPSC 31161602 Blind bolts (Commodity) covers fastening hardware used in structural assembly and repair work. State and local governments procure blind bolts primarily through construction and infrastructure maintenance contracts where they serve as components in guardrail systems, steel structure assembly, equipment fabrication, and mechanical fastening applications where access to both sides of a joint is limited or impractical. The code appears in solicitations issued by municipal public works departments, county transportation authorities, utility authorities, and state transportation or infrastructure agencies. Issuing bodies range from city-level public works operations to state procurement offices managing infrastructure programs, with recent activity reflecting demand from municipal guardrail maintenance contracts, water treatment facility upgrades, transmission line construction, and general steel fabrication projects.

Recent state and local activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida. The City of Sandy Springs, Georgia posted an ITB for guardrail maintenance and repair (Project T-7500) with a response deadline of March 20, 2026, encompassing removal and installation of Type W and Type T beam guardrail systems where blind bolts serve as fastening components in anchorages and hardware assemblies. The Kissimmee Utility Authority in Florida solicited bids for transmission tubular steel poles for the Marydia to Taft 230KV project, with delivery required between September 1 and October 1, 2026, involving structural steel assembly where bolting and fastening are critical subcomponents. The City of Lavonia, Georgia's water treatment plant upgrade (response deadline May 26, 2026) and the State of Georgia's steel procurement (response deadline February 9, 2026) further reflect demand for fastening materials in municipal construction and fabrication. Sourcewell's cooperative law enforcement equipment RFP (response deadline June 16, 2026) represents a multi-jurisdictional procurement framework that may incorporate blind bolts as part of broader equipment assemblies, though law enforcement equipment procurement does not explicitly signal fastener demand.