UNSPSC 31163215: Grooved pins

UNSPSC 31163215 Grooved pins is a Commodity code that captures fastening hardware and accessory components purchased by state and local utilities, public safety departments, and municipal agencies. State and local governments buy grooved pins, along with related fasteners, lugs, bolts, couplers, and electrical hardware, primarily for utility infrastructure maintenance, electrical substation construction and repair, and ceremonial or identification badge assembly. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span municipal electric utilities, city public safety departments (fire, police, communications), and other municipal agencies. Recent opportunities show mixed procurement drivers — utilities purchasing bulk electrical components including fasteners for substation work, and public safety departments procuring insignia, pins, medals, and badges for identification and ceremonial use.

Recent activity appears concentrated in Texas and Arizona. Lubbock Power & Light, a municipal electric utility in Lubbock, Texas, posted a three-quote request (RFQ) on September 28, 2026, for 42 line items of electrical components including fasteners and hardware, with quotes due October 5, 2026, for delivery to the Erskine Substation. The City of Tucson posted an RFP on August 14, 2026, for badges, pins, medals, and accessories for the Tucson Fire Department, Tucson Police Department, and Public Safety Communications Department, with proposals due September 17, 2025, and a pre-submittal meeting scheduled for September 3, 2025; the Tucson opportunity includes federal compliance requirements (ARPA, Section 3 workforce provisions, and domestic preference), though the connection between grooved pins as a commodity and ceremonial badge procurement is tangential at best. The code shows limited recent activity aligned with its fastener scope.