UNSPSC 31171706: Conical gears

UNSPSC 31171706 Conical gears, a Commodity code, sees little directly aligned recent state and local procurement activity. The three most recent opportunities tagged to this code involve pump and motor repair services (West Basin Municipal Water District), IT and low-voltage infrastructure installation (DeKalb County), and industrial speed reducers and taper bushings (Hillsborough County). Only the Hillsborough County opportunity — a one-time purchase of Dodge taper bushed reducer gearboxes and taper bushing kits for $30,400.00 — involves gear-adjacent equipment; the other two solicitations fall outside the conical gear commodity scope and appear to be miscoded. When state and local procurement does engage with gearbox and speed-reducer components, the work typically centers on replacement parts for water treatment, recycling, and pumping infrastructure rather than new manufacture or design.

The geographic footprint of recent activity spans Florida (Hillsborough County, Northwest Water Reclamation Facility), California (West Basin Municipal Water District, Los Angeles County), and Georgia (DeKalb County). The issuing bodies are predominantly special-purpose districts and county governments focused on water reclamation and municipal infrastructure. Hillsborough County's ITQ for Dodge gearboxes and bushings, due May 8, 2026, is the sole recent opportunity with direct gear-commodity relevance; it was a straightforward one-time purchase with no set-aside restrictions, lowest-responsive-and-responsible bidder award, and a budget estimate of $30,400.00. The code shows minimal recent procurement momentum and warrants continued monitoring rather than active pursuit at this time.