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 hardware components including hinges, cylinders, and bearing assemblies that state and local governments procure as facilities maintenance and operational needs arise. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring door hardware (keyed cylinders, spare cylinders, key blanks), revenue vault hinge bearing rebuilds, and law enforcement equipment components under this code on an as-needed or cooperative purchasing basis. Issuing bodies include community colleges, municipalities, county governments, and cooperative purchasing consortia serving multiple jurisdictions. Mt. Hood Community College (Oregon) solicited door hardware in a 24-month as-needed contract with mandatory pre-bid attendance; the City of Philadelphia issued a micro purchase RFQ for vault hinge bearing rebuilds; and Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, posted an RFP for law enforcement equipment on behalf of participating counties and other public entities across Washington state and beyond, with national and Canadian scope.

The code shows activity across Oregon (Mt. Hood Community College), Pennsylvania (City of Philadelphia), and Washington state through regional cooperative purchasing structures. Mt. Hood Community College's July 2026 solicitation (due August 7, 2026, RFQ format) weighted price at 30 percent, experience at 40 percent, and availability/hours of operation at 30 percent, with a 24-month term and optional renewal; the City of Philadelphia's June 2026 micro purchase (due June 5, 2026) capped at $43,000 adjusted annually by CPI-U and awarded to the lowest responsive bidder; and Sourcewell's May 2026 RFP (due June 16, 2026) aimed to establish a contracting solution for law enforcement equipment across thousands of governmental agencies, higher education institutions, school districts, and tribal governments nationwide. The code shows limited but diverse recent activity across institutional buyers, municipal operations, and multi-jurisdiction cooperative procurement frameworks.