UNSPSC 31361109: Stainless steel bonded plate assemblies

UNSPSC 31361109 Stainless steel bonded plate assemblies is a Commodity code representing raw metal materials procurement, though recent state and local opportunities tagged under it include sheet metal, raw materials broadly, and water infrastructure components rather than stainless steel bonded plate assemblies specifically. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited stainless steel sheet (14 gauge, Type 304L, ASTM A240, 4' x 8' dimensions) through IFB IW240459 with bid opening on January 29, 2026, and a follow-up raw materials procurement under IFB IW258604 with a due date of July 28, 2026. The code appears to capture general raw metal materials procurement by state agencies and local municipalities, though the scope drifts across multiple commodity categories including workforce systems, water treatment infrastructure, and construction services in the available records. Issuing bodies include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (appearing twice), the Texas Workforce Commission, the City of Lavonia Georgia, TxDOT, and the State of Texas, reflecting activity concentrated among state departments and local municipal utilities rather than school districts or transit authorities.

Activity under this code concentrates in Texas, with four of six recent opportunities posted by Texas state agencies or departments. The City of Lavonia, Georgia posted a sealed competitive bid for Water Treatment Plant 2026 Improvements (PE66940NONST2026000000005) due May 26, 2026, encompassing modifications to increase treatment capacity to 3.0 million gallons per day, including settling basins with plate settler systems, filtration units, and chemical feed systems, with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements and 4.0% DBE participation goals. The TDCJ stainless steel sheet procurement (IW240459) included two amendments clarifying material type and dimensions, with acknowledgment of amendments required at bid submission. The geographic spread is primarily Texas with secondary activity in Georgia; the code shows limited recent activity outside these states in the available records, and several opportunities in the dataset show marginal alignment with the code's nominal scope, suggesting either tagging inconsistency or the code's capture of broader raw materials procurement than the commodity name alone implies.