UNSPSC 31162808: Panic bars

UNSPSC 31162808 Panic bars is a Commodity code that captures emergency exit hardware and related safety equipment; in current state and local practice, the code appears as a line item within broader janitorial and facilities-maintenance solicitations rather than as standalone procurements. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for consumable janitorial and operational supplies (posted July 7, 2026, due July 24, 2026) tags panic bars alongside cleaning products, safety equipment, and operational consumables for 47 fire stations operating continuously. The code also appears in Philadelphia's hand-tools and micro-purchase solicitations, though those opportunities focus on portable tools and equipment rather than architectural hardware. State and local buyers pursuing panic bars typically integrate them into larger facilities-operations contracts rather than acquiring them as discrete items, which narrows the pool of relevant opportunities and means pursuit depends on monitoring broader janitorial, facilities, and operational-supplies RFQs and ITBs.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Pennsylvania. The Hillsborough County procurement represents the largest identified opportunity—a $765,679.84 one-year contract for the Fire Rescue Department with standard delivery within ten days and emergency delivery within five business days, awarded to authorized distributors capable of providing backorder and recall support. The City of Philadelphia has posted two micro purchases (hand tools in April 2026 and a hammer tacker in May 2026) on its PHLContracts platform, though neither itemizes panic bars specifically. Both Philadelphia procurements were below the $41,000 micro-purchase threshold, completed on compressed timelines, and required electronic submission through the city's eProcurement system. Panic bars rarely appear as standalone line items in state and local solicitations; prospecting under this code requires monitoring facilities operations and janitorial contracts where emergency hardware rolls into broader consumables bundles.