UNSPSC 31163017: Coupling rod

A device that connects the drive wheels of a locomotive.

UNSPSC 31163017 Coupling rod is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned to the nominal scope. The two most recent opportunities tagged to this code show no substantive coupling-rod procurement. West Basin Municipal Water District's RFPTH0143 solicits on-call pump and motor repair, rebuild, and replacement services across recycled water facilities in Los Angeles County—a services contract with no coupling-rod component named in scope. DeKalb County's ITB 2026-076-ITB covers IT and low-voltage infrastructure installation at the DeKalb Tennis Center reconstruction in Decatur, Georgia, which similarly does not reference coupling rods or mechanical coupling work. Neither opportunity represents the product category the code nominally describes.

State and local procurement under this code shows no identifiable pattern of recent activity. The mismatch between the code's name and the actual work solicited under it suggests either a tagging error in the underlying data or negligible demand for coupling-rod procurement at the state and local level during the current cycle. Firms evaluating this code should confirm whether their coupling-rod offerings align to state and local mechanical, fluid-power, or industrial-maintenance procurement workflows, as the recent public record does not support current buying intent in this commodity.