UNSPSC 31191508: Bort

UNSPSC 31191508 Bort is a Commodity code that covers industrial-grade abrasive and cutting materials used in construction, manufacturing, and utility infrastructure work. State and local governments procure bort primarily as a component within larger infrastructure and maintenance projects—embedded in job-site operations, materials testing, and capital improvement contracts rather than as a standalone line item. The recent activity in the opportunities block shows minimal direct bort procurement; instead, bort appears as a material specification within broader construction and civil services solicitations. Issuing bodies across the code span cities (Brownsville, Fairburn), counties (Cobb County, Williamson County, Cameron County via the City of Brownsville), special-purpose districts (Atlanta Beltline, Inc.), and school districts (Klein ISD). The breadth of issuing-body types reflects bort's role as a material embedded across diverse capital and operational projects rather than a standalone procurement category.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with recent solicitations posted by the City of Brownsville (Texas), Williamson County (Texas), Cobb County (Georgia), the City of Fairburn (Georgia), Atlanta Beltline, Inc. (Georgia), and Klein ISD in Harris County (Texas). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Brownsville's Invitation for Bids for bore and trenching on-call services (due June 16, 2026), which specifies trenching, conduit placement, and traffic signal installation work where bort-based abrasive materials may be specified in drilling and cutting operations, and Klein ISD's Request for Proposals for Career Technical Education and Advanced Academics instructional resources (due June 5, 2026), which does not directly reference bort. The Brownsville bore and trenching IFB, closed as of mid-June 2026, included a three-year initial contract term with two optional one-year renewals and required unit-rate pricing; the solicitation did not disclose a specific contract value. No explicit bort procurement solicitations appear in the recent-opportunities block, indicating the code sees little standalone activity at the state and local level.