UNSPSC 31163204: Cotter pin

UNSPSC 31163204 Cotter pin is a Commodity code that captures fasteners and hardware components procured by state and local utilities, public safety departments, and municipal agencies for maintenance, infrastructure repair, and operational needs. State and local governments buy cotter pins as part of broader electrical equipment, mechanical assembly, and facility maintenance requisitions — typically bundled with bolts, lugs, clamps, ground rods, cables, and related fasteners rather than as standalone items. The issuing bodies include municipal electric utilities, city public safety departments, and fire departments. Lubbock Power & Light, a Texas municipal electric utility, represents a repeat buyer class in this category, purchasing specialized electrical components and hardware through competitive quote processes tied to substation maintenance and upgrades.

Recent activity is concentrated in Texas, with Lubbock Power & Light posting a three-quote RFQ (solicitation 26-7017-ELD, due October 5, 2026) for 42 line items of electrical equipment including fasteners, bolts, lugs, ground rods, couplers, insulators, and cables with quantities ranging from 2 to 2,100 units per item, to be delivered FOB destination to the Erskine Substation in Lubbock. A second recent opportunity posted by the City of Tucson (solicitation 260122, due September 17, 2025) for badges, pins, medals, and accessories for fire, police, and public safety communications departments appears to have been tagged with this code but represents ceremonial insignia procurement rather than fasteners or electrical hardware, indicating a potential classification mismatch in the source data. Activity under this code for actual fastener procurement is limited in the recent-opportunities record.