UNSPSC 31321501: Aluminum ultra violet welded bar stock assemblies

UNSPSC 31321501 Aluminum ultra violet welded bar stock assemblies, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment between the code's nominal scope and the work state and local governments are actually soliciting. The recent opportunities tagged under this code encompass raw aluminum materials in various forms—aluminum tubing, aluminum sign blanks, aluminum plate stock for license-plate manufacturing, and sheet aluminum for structural repairs—but do not reflect fabricated UV-welded bar stock assemblies. State and local buyers using this code appear to be procuring bulk aluminum feedstock and semi-finished aluminum products for internal manufacturing or construction work rather than completed welded assemblies. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Education Agency, State of Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Indiana Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county and municipal governments (Orange County Florida, White County Georgia, City of Midland Texas, City of Tybee Island Georgia), and a specialized court system (Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles). No single jurisdiction emerges as a repeat buyer under this code.

Recent activity spans Texas, Florida, Georgia, Maine, California, and Indiana. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB IW257847 for raw aluminum tubing with a July 24, 2026 response date; Orange County, Florida's IFB Y26-162 for aluminum sign blanks (45 line items, five-year requirements contract) due April 30, 2026; and the State of Maine's RFQ #29B 26022400000000000207 for virgin aluminum substrate material (70,000 pounds, Alloy 3003-H12) for motor-vehicle license-plate manufacturing, due April 3, 2026. The code appears to serve as a catch-all for unfinished and semi-finished aluminum procurement rather than a targeted market for UV-welded bar stock assemblies specifically.