UNSPSC 31162500: Brackets and braces

This class includes brackets, braces, supports and other types of bracketing hardware.

UNSPSC 31162500 Brackets and braces, a Class code, encompasses structural support and fastening components for building and equipment repair, though recent state and local opportunities show minimal direct alignment with the nominal scope. The Philadelphia micro-purchase for a revenue vault hinge bearing rebuild (solicitation B2627299, due June 5, 2026) represents the only recent opportunity directly on-target — a small equipment component repair totaling under $43,000. The remaining posted opportunities under this code span law enforcement equipment (Sourcewell RFP #061626 on behalf of multiple Washington counties and nationwide participating entities, due June 16, 2026) and aircraft hangar construction repairs (Collier County IFB #258614 and #258614R for Hurricane Ian restoration, due March 30 and April 30, 2026 respectively, with anticipated budgets of $1,293,500 each). These latter two show code misalignment — they reference brackets or braces only incidentally within much larger construction scopes, not as primary procurements. Issuing bodies in the recent sample include a city (Philadelphia), a state-level cooperative purchasing vehicle (Sourcewell administering multi-jurisdictional procurement), and a county government (Collier County, Florida).

Geographic activity concentrates in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) and Florida (Collier County), with the Sourcewell cooperative spanning Washington state counties and participating entities nationwide. The code shows sparse relevant activity. Most recent opportunities posted between February and June 2026 are not meaningfully aligned with brackets and braces procurement — they are broader construction, equipment, or cooperative-purchasing initiatives in which brackets or braces are buried as incidental line items. A business development professional evaluating this code should expect limited recurring activity in the brackets and braces space itself; opportunities tagged to this code appear to reflect broader procurement misclassification rather than targeted demand for structural fastening components or support hardware at the state and local level.