UNSPSC 31161704: Barrel nuts

UNSPSC 31161704 Barrel nuts, a Commodity code, sees active state and local procurement focused on industrial fasteners for transit operations and water infrastructure. Recent solicitations show barrel nuts and related fastening hardware being purchased by transit authorities and municipalities for maintenance, repair, and capital projects. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART) has posted multiple opportunities since mid-January 2026 for elastic stop nuts, hex nuts, Grade 8 nuts, and suspension springs in standard packaging (typically boxes or packages of 25 to 100 units), all requiring FOB Destination delivery with freight included and Net 30 payment terms. These are routine consumable and replacement-parts procurements where delivery timeliness is explicitly essential and failure to meet schedules grounds for default termination. A single larger-scope opportunity from the City of Lavonia, Georgia, for Water Treatment Plant 2026 Improvements (sealed competitive bid, due May 26, 2026) encompasses comprehensive facility upgrades including modifications to settling basins, filtration units, and clearwell storage tanks; while the Lavonia bid does not explicitly itemize barrel nuts, the scope suggests fastening hardware will be a component material. Riverside County, California issued an RFB for Cla-Val parts inventory on January 21, 2026 (due February 13, 2026), a goods procurement with limited specification detail in the available documentation.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and California, with Lavonia, Georgia representing state-level water utility procurement. DART dominates the recent opportunities block with five separate fastener purchase orders posted between January 21 and January 29, 2026, each with seven-day response windows. All DART opportunities require BONFIRE registration and submission through the in-browser BidTable; all enforce FOB Destination terms, Net 30 invoicing to APInvoices@dart.org in triplicate, and compliance with Texas certifications regarding foreign terrorist organizations and Israel boycott prohibitions. No set-asides, DBE participation goals, or incumbent vendor information are disclosed in the DART solicitations, suggesting open competition. The Lavonia water project, by contrast, specifies 4.0% DBE participation goals and requires Georgia Utility Contractor licensing and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance, indicating that infrastructure-focused opportunities may carry stronger compliance and set-aside requirements than transit authority consumables.