UNSPSC 31201623: Contact adhesive

A type of adhesive that works only through the contact of two surfaces. It is fast drying, flammable and can be composed of different materials such as latex or rubber.

UNSPSC 31201623 Contact adhesive (Commodity) encompasses adhesive products and sealant materials that state and local governments procure for facility maintenance, infrastructure preservation, and transportation asset upkeep. Recent solicitations reveal a disconnect between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity: the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) solicited concrete sealant services—a labor-intensive surface treatment contract rather than an adhesive product—under this Commodity code, while Dallas County, Texas posted a fusion tape specification (IFB 2100758, due October 1, 2026) that aligns more directly with adhesive tape products. The Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP (061626) for law enforcement equipment, also tagged to this code, appears plainly unrelated to contact adhesives or sealants. The code shows limited relevant recent activity; the concrete sealant services solicitation dominates the visible record, though it represents contracted labor and material application rather than the procurement of adhesive products themselves.

Issuing bodies include regional transit authorities (OCTA in Orange County, California) and county purchasing offices (Dallas County, Texas), suggesting the code captures both adhesive product buys and tangential surface-treatment services. Geographic activity spans California and Texas, with cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell) extending reach across multiple states. The OCTA opportunity (IFB 250318, due October 14, 2026, estimated $250,000 annual contract value) requires surface preparation and sealant application at twelve facilities and sixteen OC Streetcar platforms across nine Orange County municipalities, with firm-fixed pricing per square foot and prevailing wage requirements including Davis-Bacon labor provisions and DBE participation goals. The Dallas County fusion tape solicitation offers minimal detail beyond the specification itself. The mismatch between the code's adhesive scope and the concrete sealant labor services dominating recent solicitations suggests this Commodity code may not be the primary vehicle for adhesive product procurement in state and local markets.