UNSPSC 31163201: Spring pins

UNSPSC 31163201 Spring pins (Commodity) covers fastening hardware and related metallic components that state and local governments procure for utility, infrastructure, and operational maintenance. Recent solicitations show the code applied to electrical equipment and utility components, though the actual work encompasses a broader mix of bolts, lugs, couplers, clamps, insulators, cables, and fasteners rather than spring pins specifically. Municipal utilities and public safety departments issue solicitations under this code; Lubbock Power & Light in Texas and the City of Tucson in Arizona represent recent buyers. The scope includes both bulk procurement of standard industrial fasteners and hardware for utility substations and specialized insignia-related accessories (badges, pins, and medals) for public-safety identification and ceremonial use.

Recent activity centers in Texas and Arizona. Lubbock Power & Light issued a three-quote RFQ (solicitation 26-7017-ELD) due October 5, 2026, for 42 line items of electrical components including lugs, bolts, fasteners, ground rods, couplers, and related hardware with quantities ranging from 2 to 2,100 units per item, with delivery to the Erskine Substation in Lubbock. The City of Tucson issued an RFP (solicitation 260122) with a pre-submittal meeting on September 3, 2025, and proposals due September 17, 2025, for badges, pins, medals, and accessories for the Tucson Fire Department, Police Department, and Public Safety Communications Department, subject to American Rescue Plan Act compliance and Section 3 employment requirements. The code shows limited recent activity, with only two posted opportunities over a narrow timeframe; the Tucson badges solicitation may represent a misclassification relative to the spring pins commodity designation.