UNSPSC 31381138: Cast off tool isotropic samarium cobalt magnet

Cast isotropic samarium magnet that has been cast off-tool

UNSPSC 31381138 Cast off tool isotropic samarium cobalt magnet is a Commodity code with little recent state and local procurement activity under its nominal scope; the single opportunity in the recent record is a fire hydrant procurement unrelated to the code's technical specification. The City of Midland, Texas, acting on behalf of Mason County, posted an IFB on March 26, 2026 for 71 fire hydrants (45 units of 4-foot, 20 units of 5-foot, and 6 units of 6-foot) under the U25-01 Fire Hydrant Replacement Project, with bids due April 9, 2026 through the Bonfire e-procurement system. Bidders were required to submit itemized pricing by unit, descriptive literature, delivery timeframes, and brand and product identification; all hydrants required F.O.B. delivery to Midland with freight prepaid and included in the bid price. Evaluation was to proceed under Texas Local Government Code Section 252.043 (lowest responsible bidder or best value), with local preference provisions under Section 271.9051 allowing the City Council to award to a local bidder within five percent of the lowest non-local bid if cost-benefit analysis supports it based on local employment and tax revenues.

The mismatch between the code's stated scope (cast-off tool isotropic samarium cobalt magnets) and the fire hydrant procurement suggests this code does not reflect active state and local demand in its intended product category. Practitioners should verify whether magnet components appear under alternative UNSPSC codes or whether this commodity remains dormant in state and local procurement pipelines. The fire hydrant opportunity indicates the code may be misconfigured in one or more issuing systems rather than genuinely capturing current purchasing patterns for the product class named.