UNSPSC 31261506: Thermostat housing

Thermostat housing is used in internal combustion engines to house the thermostat that controls the coolant flow.

UNSPSC 31261506 Thermostat housing, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent relevant procurement activity among state and local governments. The code nominally describes a single replacement part for climate control systems, yet the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly targeting thermostat housings or matching the code's narrow scope. Instead, the posted opportunities span broad electrical and mechanical procurement categories — inventory electrical supplies, lighting fixtures, electrical equipment and parts, cabling services, generator installations, and on-call electrical contracting — none of which center on thermostat housings as a discrete line item or primary deliverable.

The mismatch between the code assignment and actual procurement activity suggests either classification error at the point of posting or that thermostat housings, when required, are procured as subordinate components within larger electrical or HVAC equipment contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases. State and local governments issuing under this code include the City of Dallas, Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), Hillsborough County (Florida), the City of Palo Alto (California), municipal utilities (Lubbock Power & Light, Eastern Municipal Water District), and transit authorities. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, California, and Florida, with scattered solicitation in the Midwest and Northeast. Without a representative recent opportunity directly matching thermostat housing specifications, pursue this code only if your firm supplies thermostats or HVAC control assemblies as components within larger electrical or facilities maintenance contracts; treat it as a watch-and-skip category for standalone part sales.