UNSPSC 31163001: Elastomeric couplings

UNSPSC 31163001 Elastomeric couplings, a Commodity code, sees limited recent state and local procurement activity, with the few opportunities posted bearing little direct relevance to the code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities block includes a mix of water and wastewater infrastructure projects, highway work, HVAC equipment, and particle counters—none of which prominently feature elastomeric couplings as a line-item purchase or core deliverable. One opportunity from Jackson County Utility Authority (Florida) for the South Central Septic Abatement Project (RFQ due July 8, 2026) requests materials under a RESTORE grant with BABA certification required, but the source provides no detail on what materials are sought, leaving unclear whether couplings are part of the scope. The remaining opportunities—Santa Clara County's pavement rehabilitation project (California), the Berkshire Regional Group Purchasing Program's cooperative highway supplies contract (Massachusetts), and Gwinnett County's particle counter replacement (Georgia)—address infrastructure repair and equipment procurement outside the elastomeric coupling product line.

The code shows no meaningful recent activity tied to elastomeric coupling supply. Issuing bodies in the opportunity block span county utilities authorities, regional purchasing cooperatives, city water departments, technical colleges, and county boards of commissioners across Florida, California, Massachusetts, and Georgia, but none of these solicitations specifically procure elastomeric couplings as a named product or service. If elastomeric couplings see demand under this code at the state and local level, the current opportunity stream does not surface it. Firms evaluating pursuit under this code should verify current procurement signals through direct outreach to utility authorities and public works departments rather than rely on the recent posted opportunities available in the source.