UNSPSC 31361205: Low alloy steel bolted plate assemblies

UNSPSC 31361205 Low alloy steel bolted plate assemblies is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it do not reflect procurement of low alloy steel bolted plate assemblies or closely related structural steel products. Instead, the code has captured a mix of IT infrastructure services, general steel and metals supply, and fabricated steel components for specialized applications. The opportunities tagged under this code reveal a mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being bought: the Texas Workforce Commission solicited workforce management system implementation services (Solicitation IW252223), the City of Irving sought municipal IT infrastructure and support services (IW246053), and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet established master agreements for general steel and other metals in various forms including flat bars, tubes, channels, and angles (RFB60526000005042 and RFB60526000005041). The remaining opportunities—a Georgia Forestry Commission steel purchase (42000GFC0000445), the Illinois Department of Corrections raw materials and fabricated steel components for grill manufacturing (26422DNRLNDMGB50988), and a second Texas procurement with incomplete documentation (IW234888A)—show broad steel commodity and fabrication work with no structural bolted plate assemblies evident in the scope.

The issuing bodies span state departments, county purchasing offices, and municipal procurement functions across Texas, Kentucky, Georgia, and Illinois. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Illinois Department of Corrections appear in the most recent postings, with KYTC running two concurrent RFBs for master agreements on metals supply and the State of Illinois focused on specific fabricated components for a correctional facility. The geographic spread concentrates in the South and Midwest, with Kentucky, Texas, Georgia, and Illinois representing the recent activity. Representative opportunities include the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's RFB60526000005042 (Request for Bid, due April 14, 2026) for master agreements supplying hot rolled flat bars, rectangle tubes, channels, angles, and aluminum sheets with F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid terms and a one-year initial contract period plus four optional renewals; and the Illinois Department of Corrections' solicitation for mild steel sheet metal, tubing, rod, and fabricated grill components (due February 11, 2026) with delivery to Vienna, Illinois and $1,000,000 per occurrence commercial general liability insurance required. The code shows little relevant recent activity for its stated scope of low alloy steel bolted plate assemblies.