UNSPSC 31381131: Cast coated anisotropic strontium ferrite magnet

Cast anisotropic strontium ferrite magnet that has been coated

UNSPSC 31381131 Cast coated anisotropic strontium ferrite magnet is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The single recent opportunity posted under this code — the City of Midland, Texas solicitation for fire hydrants under the U25-01 Fire Hydrant Replacement Project — addresses municipal water infrastructure and does not involve magnets. The fire hydrant procurement requests 71 units across three size classes (4-foot, 5-foot, and 6-foot hydrants conforming to attached technical specifications), with F.O.B. delivery to Midland and freight prepaid. This mismatch suggests either a classification error in the state or local procurement system or a narrow niche where magnetic components appear in fire hydrant assemblies that the opportunity's public summary does not address.

The geographic activity is limited to Texas, with the City of Midland (acting on behalf of Mason County) as the sole recent issuing body. The fire hydrant IFB closed on April 9, 2026. No award value or incumbent vendor is named in the procurement documents. Texas local preference provisions under Section 271.9051 apply, allowing the City Council to award to a local bidder if the bid falls within five percent of the lowest non-local bid. The code shows no detectable activity from state departments, school districts, transit authorities, or other municipal or county jurisdictions outside this single Texas opportunity. Unless magnetic components are embedded in fire hydrant specifications in ways the public summary does not surface, this code does not represent a meaningful procurement category for state and local buyers at this time.