UNSPSC 31162901: Ear clamps

UNSPSC 31162901 Ear clamps, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with the code's nominal scope. Of three recent opportunities tagged to this code, only one—the City of Tampa's Intent to Single Source for Flexim Clamps (posted April 10, 2026, response deadline April 1, 2026)—represents actual clamp procurement; it sought genuine Emerson-Flexim Clamp-On flow measuring devices for the David L. Tippin Water Treatment Facility. The other two opportunities, both from Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, are misaligned: ITB-26-00319 (Janitorial and Operational Supplies, due July 24, 2026, estimated contract value $765,679.84) and ITB-26-00285 (Hand Tools, due June 23, 2026, estimated contract value $715,540.41 over five years) do not involve clamps. The code shows limited relevance to current state and local purchasing patterns under these classifications.

The geographic spread of coded activity is restricted to Florida, with both Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa issuing the recent opportunities. The one substantive clamp procurement—the City of Tampa's single-source award—required vendors to be authorized Emerson-Flexim representatives; CL2 Solutions was identified as the sole municipality representative for Emerson-Flexim in Florida for parts and meters. Neither the janitorial supplies nor hand tools solicitations from Hillsborough County reflect clamp demand. State and local buyers do not appear to be actively soliciting this commodity code under its intended classification at present; procurement professionals should verify whether clamp purchasing in their target jurisdictions routes through different codes or occurs through specialized equipment procurement channels rather than general commodity procurement.