UNSPSC 31161704: Barrel nuts

UNSPSC 31161704 Barrel nuts is a Commodity code that state and local procurement offices use to tag fastening components, though recent state and local solicitation activity under this code does not reflect purchases of barrel nuts themselves. The City of Lavonia, Georgia, posted a sealed competitive bid in April 2026 for Water Treatment Plant 2026 Improvements, a comprehensive infrastructure upgrade involving modifications to raw water pump stations, flash mixers, settling basins, filtration units, chemical feed systems, and clearwell storage tanks — work that may incidentally require fastening hardware but is fundamentally a construction and engineering services procurement. The mismatch between the code label and the actual scope of work suggests either a tagging error in the state or local system or that barrel nuts represent an immaterial line item within a much larger construction contract. State and local governments purchasing under this code appear to include municipal utilities and water authorities.

The available record shows activity limited to Georgia, specifically the Lavonia municipal jurisdiction. The City of Lavonia's sealed bid for Water Treatment Plant 2026 Improvements (due May 26, 2026, at Lavonia City Hall) required a pre-bid conference on May 7, 2026, and carried a 270-day construction schedule with 4.0% DBE participation goals, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, and Build America, Buy America compliance. Contract documents were available from PeoplesQuigley | DCCM for a nonrefundable $250 per set. Firms pursuing work under this code should verify whether recent state and local opportunities tagged with 31161704 actually involve discrete barrel nut procurement or represent misclassified infrastructure construction services.