UNSPSC 31231114: Non ferrous alloy machined bar stock

UNSPSC 31231114 Non ferrous alloy machined bar stock, a Commodity code, actually sees state and local procurement activity centered on coiled aluminum alloy stock for specialized manufacturing — specifically license plate production. The Colorado Department of Corrections, Colorado Correctional Industries division, has been the primary recent buyer under this code, soliciting large volumes of pretreated and conversion-coated coiled aluminum 3105H21 alloy in precise gauge and dimensional specifications for embossing into automobile license plates at its Canon City facility. The work involves supplying raw material meeting exacting mechanical property tolerances (ultimate tensile strength 17,500–20,500 PSI, yield strength 13,000–18,000 PSI, 16 percent minimum elongation), chemical pretreatment per Bonderite specifications, ASTM B-449-Class 2 conversion coating, and monthly delivery in truckload quantities on a firm per-pound pricing basis. Issuing bodies are limited to state-level procurement in the recent record; the Colorado Department of Corrections appears as the repeat buyer, with no school districts, counties, municipalities, or transit authorities soliciting under the code in the available opportunities.

Colorado dominates the recent activity under this code. The Colorado Department of Corrections issued two successive Invitations for Bid (IFB 2026-0179 iterations) in May 2026 for 350,000 pounds of coiled aluminum alloy 3105H21, each with due dates in late May 2026 and public bid openings scheduled via Google Meet. Bids were to be submitted electronically through bidnetdirect.com on a lowest-cost basis, with Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses receiving a 5 percent preference on quoted pricing. Delivery was specified in monthly installments of three truckloads (approximately 37,000 pounds each) to the Tag Plant at 275 West Highway 50, Canon City, Colorado, Monday through Thursday excluding state holidays, with freight prepaid on an FOB Destination basis. The one non-aluminum opportunity in the recent record — a pallet rack wire decking solicitation by the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles — appears unrelated to the code's nominal scope and suggests potential miscoding in the source data.