UNSPSC 31282305: Composite stretch formed components

UNSPSC 31282305 Composite stretch formed components is a Commodity code that encompasses fire hydrants and similar formed metal components procured by state and local water utilities and municipalities for infrastructure replacement and maintenance. State and local governments use this code to source standardized, specification-compliant hydrants and analogous stretch-formed assemblies for public water systems. The issuing bodies soliciting under the code include municipal water departments and city procurement offices acting on behalf of county water authorities, typically purchasing through competitive sealed-bid processes with detailed technical specifications, unit pricing, and delivery-to-site requirements built into the RFQ or IFB.

The most recent documented activity under the code appears limited in the current dataset. The City of Midland, Texas, acting on behalf of Mason County, issued an IFB (solicitation 26003721) on March 26, 2026, for 71 fire hydrants — 45 units of 4-foot, 20 units of 5-foot, and 6 units of 6-foot models — with a response deadline of April 9, 2026. The procurement required F.O.B. delivery to Midland with freight prepaid, itemized unit pricing, descriptive literature, and proposed delivery timeframes. Texas local preference rules applied under Section 271.9051, allowing local bidders within five percent of the lowest non-local bid to receive award consideration based on economic development factors. No incumbent vendor was named and no award value was disclosed in the available documents. Beyond this single opportunity, the code shows sparse recent state and local procurement activity in the available record.