UNSPSC 31162307: Mounting plates

UNSPSC 31162307 Mounting plates is a Commodity code covering fastening and support hardware that state and local governments procure for infrastructure and operations maintenance. Recent solicitations show the code capturing anchor bolts, post base plates, drive caps, and related hardware used in traffic sign installation, courtroom equipment setup, and facility infrastructure. The issuing bodies span city departments of public works, county courts, and cooperative purchasing entities, with work flowing through RFQ, ITB, and RFP notice types. The City of Detroit Department of Public Works has posted multiple iterations of the same requirement—most recently a rebid RFQ 547916 due September 17, 2026, seeking anchor bolts (5/8" x 3" expansion anchors with hex nut fastener heads in grade 2 zinc finish), hot-rolled steel post base plates (10 inches square, 1/4" thickness per ASTM specifications), and machined drive caps in forged tool steel—for sign shop operations at 2425 Fenkell. The original posting due August 12, 2026, carried mandatory Detroit-based business certification eligibility, a three-year contract term, thirty-day delivery requirement, and a requirement that vendors maintain a stocking facility within the Detroit Metropolitan area or provide toll-free support. Executive Order #2016-2 workforce composition requirements (50% Detroit residents, 25% minorities, 5% women) applied to the award.

Recent activity concentrates in Michigan and Texas. Detroit's Department of Public Works represents the most active buyer in the dataset, having reposted the anchor bolts and base plates requirement in September 2026 after an earlier August solicitation. Hillsborough County Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court in Florida issued ITB 2600341 in July 2026 for media podium equipment (estimated value $184,061, due August 3, 2026), which appears to be unrelated to mounting-plate scope and may reflect a UNSPSC-code-tagging mismatch. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Kilgore, Texas) issued RFP CUS2628 for custodial supplies with a two-year estimated spend of $12,638,478 through June 18, 2028, not directly aligned with mounting-plate purchasing. The City of Austin issued IFB DCG1036 in June 2026 for station alerting audio parts including mounting racks and brackets, with a blanket purchase agreement structure and optional Small Business Preference Program eligibility; Sourcewell (State of Minnesota) issued RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment covering multiple Pacific Northwest counties and thousands of potential participating entities nationwide, proposal due June 16, 2026. The code shows limited concrete activity directly tied to mounting-plate procurement outside the Detroit municipal work stream.