UNSPSC 31161718: Toggle nuts

UNSPSC 31161718 Toggle nuts is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy toggle nuts and related fastening hardware under this code for maintenance, repair, and infrastructure operations. Recent procurement activity shows a disconnect between the code's nominal scope and actual buying patterns: the majority of recent solicitations are for elastic stop nuts, hex nuts, and grade fasteners in small consumable quantities (boxes or packages of 25–100 units), while a separate substantial construction opportunity tagged to this code covers water treatment plant upgrades with no apparent toggle-nut content. The consumable fastener activity reflects routine transit and municipal maintenance procurement, with vendors required to meet FOB Destination shipping, Net 30 payment terms, commercial warranties, and compliance certifications for equal opportunity employment and foreign-entity boycott prohibitions.

The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART) in Dallas County, Texas dominates recent activity under this code, with five separate solicitations posted between January 21 and January 29, 2026 for Grade 8 nuts (9/16"-18), elastic stop nuts (1/4-28 zinc), M8 hex fasteners with suspension springs, and cut washers in small packaged quantities—all with response deadlines in late January through early February 2026. A single outlier procurement is the City of Lavonia, Georgia's water treatment plant construction project (IFB due May 26, 2026, with a pre-bid conference May 7, 2026), which appears miscoded and contains no toggle-nut or elastic-stop-nut scope. Riverside County, California posted a separate RFB for Cla-Val parts on January 21, 2026 (due February 13, 2026), which is unrelated to toggle nuts. The actual buying pattern under this code is driven by transit authority consumable fastener procurement in Texas; geographic spread beyond DART is minimal in the recent record, and the code shows limited activity outside routine maintenance supply chains.