UNSPSC 31211520: Antifouling paint

A paint for final application on the surface exposed to the body of a ship and sea water.

UNSPSC 31211520 Antifouling paint, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local solicitation activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities show exterior and interior painting services — including comprehensive facility painting programs, building surface preparation and painting, and specialized pipe coating work — rather than antifouling paint products for marine or submerged applications. The code's nominal scope (biocides and protective coatings for underwater hull and structure protection) bears no relationship to the scope of work appearing in recent postings, which emphasize labor-intensive surface preparation, application services, and bulk paint supply contracts rather than antifouling chemical products.

State and local governments posting under this code include counties (Orange County and Collier County, Florida; Pasco County, Florida; Santa Clara County, California), cities (Madison, Wisconsin; Pembroke Pines, Florida), school districts (Donna Independent School District, Texas; Pembroke Pines Charter School), and special districts. Representative recent opportunities include Orange County, Florida's five-year commercial interior and exterior painting services contract covering approximately 9.6 million square feet of work (Y26-155, response due March 24, 2026), Collier County's aerial crossings pipe painting services (Quick Quote procurement, March 12, 2026), and the City of Madison's Karabis Apartments painting and siding project under RFB #15051-0-2026-AH (response due July 17, 2026). Activity concentrates in Florida and California, with isolated postings in Wisconsin and Texas. The mismatch between the code's antifouling designation and the actual painting-services solicitations suggests a cataloging error in the tagging system rather than legitimate procurement activity under this commodity.