UNSPSC 31161706: Captive nuts

UNSPSC 31161706 Captive nuts is a Commodity code that classifies individual fastening components — threaded or unthreaded nuts designed to be paired with bolts or screws — as distinct line items in state and local procurement. The recent solicitation record shows minimal direct purchasing of captive nuts as a standalone product under this code. The single recent opportunity posted is the City of Lavonia, Georgia water treatment plant improvements project (Solicitation PE66940NONST2026000000005, IFB, due May 26, 2026), which is a broad construction contract encompassing facility modifications, pump stations, filtration units, and chemical systems. While such a project would require fasteners as incidental materials, the solicitation itself targets general construction services and site work, not captive nuts as a procurable commodity. The code appears to see limited direct activity at the state and local level; fasteners of this type are typically embedded in broader construction, maintenance, or equipment RFPs rather than solicited as standalone commodity purchases.

Geographically, the available record shows activity in Georgia (Lavonia/Fayette County). No other state or local jurisdictions appear in the recent opportunities block, and no repeat issuing bodies or concentrated procurement patterns emerge. The water treatment plant bid is an outlier match for this Commodity code — the project's actual scope (construction and engineering services) does not align with fastener procurement. State and local buyers in this space typically source captive nuts through standing cooperative purchasing agreements, blanket orders under facilities maintenance contracts, or as subordinate line items in larger construction RFPs rather than via discrete solicitations. Firms targeting this code should expect thin activity and should monitor broader maintenance and capital construction opportunities where fasteners appear as bundled cost components.