UNSPSC 31161609: Toggle bolts

UNSPSC 31161609 Toggle bolts (Commodity) covers fastening hardware and electrical connectors that state and local governments procure as part of broader electrical parts and supplies purchasing. Recent solicitations frame the actual work as establishment of blanket supply agreements and spot purchases for standard electrical components — plugs, connectors, fasteners, and related hardware — needed across municipal departments, transit authorities, and airport operations. The City of Phoenix Public Works Department solicited a three-year blanket contract (IFB 26-FMD-012) for electrical parts and supplies from 97 manufacturers including Allen Bradley, Eaton, GE, Hubbell, Schneider Electric, and Siemens, requiring vendors to serve as local stocking distributors with 48-hour delivery capability. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART) issued a separate purchase order for a male straight blade 125V plug (item 2097775), indicating that transit authorities and municipalities also buy toggle bolts and similar fastening hardware as discrete line items or within supplier-managed catalogs. Issuing bodies include city public works departments, transit authorities, and airport operations; both recent opportunities show preference for local stocking distributors capable of rapid fulfillment rather than manufacturers or distant wholesalers.

Activity appears concentrated in the Southwest, with recent solicitations from the City of Phoenix and DART in Texas. The Phoenix IFB posted in March 2026 with a July 9, 2025 due date and October 1, 2025 contract start, requiring pre-bid attendance on June 4, 2026 and written questions by June 18, 2026; DART's purchase order posted January 29, 2026 with a February 5, 2026 submission deadline. Both solicitations emphasize FOB Destination pricing, Net 30 payment terms, and compliance with state procurement regulations and set-aside certifications, though neither explicitly invokes disadvantaged-enterprise set-asides. The source provides no evidence of sustained statewide or multi-region procurement activity under this code; characterization of broader geographic concentration is not supported.