UNSPSC 31341102: Carbon steel welded or brazed sheet assemblies

UNSPSC 31341102 Carbon steel welded or brazed sheet assemblies (Commodity) encompasses raw carbon steel stock, flat sheets, tubes, rods, and fabricated metal components that state and local governments procure for vehicle fleet maintenance, equipment fabrication, and facility upkeep. The actual solicitations under this code show state agencies, counties, and correctional facilities purchasing carbon and mild steel sheet metal, tubing, rods, and pre-fabricated metal parts for in-house manufacturing and repair operations. Issuing bodies span state transportation departments, state corrections facilities, county purchasing offices, municipal departments, and state workforce agencies. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet appears as a repeat buyer, having posted two separate RFBs for master agreements on steel and other metals within a six-week window in March and April 2026.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Midwest. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet RFBs (RFB60526000005041 and RFB60526000005042, both due April 14, 2026) seek master agreements for hot rolled flat bars, rectangle tubes, channels, angles, aluminum sheets, and steel plates on an F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid basis with delivery cost per mile, with initial terms through April 30, 2027, and four optional one-year renewals. The Illinois Department of Corrections posted solicitation 26422DNRLNDMGB50988 on February 3, 2026 (due February 11, 2026) for specific mild steel sheet metal, tubing, rods, and fabricated grate and handle components to support grill manufacturing at Shawnee Correctional Center. Ware County, Georgia, acting on behalf of the Georgia Forestry Commission, posted bid 42000GFC0000445 on February 12, 2026 (due February 19, 2026) for steel stock quoted per foot, square foot, or piece, with delivery required within four weeks and all shipping included in pricing. The City of Irving, Texas, posted solicitation IW246053 on March 20, 2026 (due April 7, 2026), though the summary indicates IT infrastructure services rather than carbon steel assemblies, suggesting a potential tagging mismatch. No set-asides or socioeconomic restrictions appear in the available solicitation documents.