UNSPSC 31161724: Press nuts

UNSPSC 31161724 Press nuts, a Commodity code, covers fastening hardware procured by transit authorities and county governments for maintenance and operational inventory replenishment. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show a strong pattern of direct purchase orders from transit authorities for standard fastening inventory—Grade 8 nuts, elastic stop nuts, hex nuts, and suspension springs in commercial-grade specifications—supplied in small unit packages (boxes of 25, packages of 100) to support rolling stock and facility maintenance. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART) dominates recent activity, having posted four fastener procurements since mid-January 2026 under this code family. Purchasing bodies are predominantly transit authorities and county governments rather than schools, municipalities, or special-purpose districts; DART appears as a repeat buyer executing frequent, routine consumable purchases through competitive sealed bidding on the BONFIRE platform.

Geographic activity centers on Texas and California. DART (Dallas County) has issued four separate fastener RFQs since January 21, 2026, each with seven-day response windows and Net 30 payment terms; representative examples include NUT, 9/16"-18 GRADE 8 (due January 28, 2026), NUT, ELASTIC STOP, 1/4-28 ZINC (due February 5, 2026), and WASHER CUT 5/16" (due January 29, 2026). Riverside County, California issued a Request for Bid on January 21, 2026 (due February 13) for miscellaneous Cla-Val parts inventory. All DART procurements require FOB Destination shipping with freight included, timely delivery certification, and submission through BONFIRE's BidTable; no set-asides or disadvantaged-business designations are flagged in the recent solicitations. Award values are not disclosed. A single outlier—the City of Lavonia, Georgia water treatment plant construction project (IFB due May 26, 2026)—is mistagged under this code and does not reflect actual press-nut procurement activity.