UNSPSC 31162400: Miscellaneous fasteners

UNSPSC 31162400 Miscellaneous fasteners, a Class code, spans hardware and fastener components that state and local governments procure for maintenance, repair, and capital projects. Recent solicitations show actual procurement ranging from snowplow blade attachment hardware to electrical connectors and plugs, indicating the code captures both heavy equipment fasteners and light electrical hardware used across diverse municipal operations. Issuing bodies include state purchasing councils, city public works and aviation departments, and transit authorities. The Capitol Region Purchasing Council in Connecticut, the City of Phoenix Public Works Department, and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority are the named repeat or visible buyers in recent postings, each sourcing fasteners and related hardware for operational needs — seasonal equipment attachment, airport electrical systems, and fleet vehicle components.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southwest and Northeast. The Capitol Region Purchasing Council solicited snowplow blades and attaching hardware for the 2026-2027 winter season (Solicitation 796SNOWPLOWBLADESANDSUPPLIES, response due July 28, 2026), structured as a cooperative purchasing vehicle with piggybacking rights covering Connecticut entities; the City of Phoenix Public Works Department issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB 26-FMD-012) for electrical parts and supplies on an as-needed basis across three years plus two one-year options, with pre-bid conference June 4, 2025, and offer due July 9, 2025, requiring local stocking distributors capable of 48-hour delivery; the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority posted a purchase order (2097775) for male straight blade 125V plugs with response due February 5, 2026. Evaluation criteria in these procurements emphasize total cost of ownership, inventory availability, responsiveness to short-notice orders, and delivery capability. No specific contract values or guaranteed purchase volumes appear in the posted materials.