UNSPSC 31161612: Pin or collar bolts

UNSPSC 31161612 Pin or collar bolts (Commodity) covers fastening hardware for equipment assembly and structural applications, though the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show minimal alignment with the nominal scope. State and local governments do procure fasteners and hardware components as part of larger equipment and construction projects, but the recent solicitations in the block—which span law enforcement equipment cooperative purchasing, water treatment plant upgrades, guardrail maintenance and repair, transmission steel pole fabrication, and general steel procurement—treat pin and collar bolts as subordinate line items within broader infrastructure, utility, or equipment contracts rather than standalone fastener purchases. The issuing bodies include state departments (Georgia, Florida), municipal governments (Lavonia and Sandy Springs, Georgia), county jurisdictions (Fayette County), utility authorities (Kissimmee Utility Authority), and state-level cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell on behalf of Minnesota and Washington entities). These entities rarely solicit fasteners as a discrete commodity; instead, bolts appear as specified components within general construction, fabrication, or equipment supply contracts where the prime deliverable is structural work, equipment systems, or infrastructure.

Geographic activity clusters in Georgia and Florida based on recent postings, with broader participation through cooperative purchasing frameworks that span multiple states and Canadian jurisdictions. Representative recent opportunities include Sourcewell's RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment (response due June 16, 2026), which establishes a contracting vehicle for thousands of public entities; the City of Lavonia's sealed bid for Water Treatment Plant 2026 Improvements (due May 26, 2026), a nine-month municipal infrastructure project requiring Davis-Bacon compliance; the City of Sandy Springs' ITB 26-040 for Guardrail Maintenance and Repair (due March 20, 2026), with base contract work plus five-year on-call maintenance; and the Kissimmee Utility Authority's IFB for transmission tubular steel poles (due January 13, 2026), requiring sixteen galvanized structures for a 230KV line replacement. Fasteners in these solicitations function as hardware components specified within bill-of-materials documentation rather than primary procurement drivers, making this code a secondary or subordinate classification for most state and local activity.