UNSPSC 31231202: Beryllium machined plate stock

UNSPSC 31231202 Beryllium machined plate stock (Commodity) bears a misleading code name that does not reflect what state and local governments actually procure under it. Recent solicitations under this code involve metals procurement and processing — specifically, hot-rolled steel plates for infrastructure projects and mixed metals collection and recycling services — rather than beryllium-specific machined stock. Counties and county-level waste management departments dominate the recent issuing-body mix, with at least one multiyear renewable framework in the pipeline.

Sacramento County Department of Waste Management and Recycling in California is conducting an ITB for metals collection and recycling services (posted August 2026, due June 9, 2026 — note the inverted timeline in the posted materials), requiring pickup and transport of mixed metals and waste appliances from two county facilities with projected annual tonnages of 10,800 to 11,775 tons. The contractor must supply roll-off boxes with 40 cubic-yard minimum capacity, maintain a certified truck scale, collect filled containers within 24 hours of notification, and comply with California prevailing wage requirements; pricing is indexed to American Metal Market Scrap Iron & Steel Prices on a percentage-multiplier basis, with an initial one-year term and up to four optional one-year renewals. DeKalb County, Georgia is soliciting sealed bids on a three-year multiyear ITB for hot-rolled steel plates (due July 23, 2026) for roadway projects, with estimated quantities of 480 plates ranging from 4 feet × 4 feet to 12 feet × 12 feet, each with lifting holes, lift bars, and stencil cutouts; a mandatory 20% Local Small Business Enterprise subcontractor participation requirement applies, and the First Source Jobs Ordinance requires 50% of hires from DeKalb County's qualified resident registry. Activity under this code is concentrated in the Southeast and California; the mismatch between the code's stated name and the actual procurement scope suggests a classification error or outdated taxonomy mapping.