UNSPSC 31381149: Castisotropic samarium cobalt magnet assembly

Isotropic samarium magnet assembly that has been cast

UNSPSC 31381149 Castisotropic samarium cobalt magnet assembly, a Commodity code, appears in state and local procurement activity but shows a significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope and recent solicitations. The single recent opportunity associated with this code is the City of Midland, Texas (acting on behalf of Mason County) soliciting 71 fire hydrants — 45 units of 4-foot hydrants, 20 units of 5-foot hydrants, and 6 units of 6-foot hydrants — under the U25-01 Fire Hydrant Replacement Project. Fire hydrants are cast-iron or ductile-iron infrastructure components and do not align with the specialized electromagnetic material assemblies the code nominally describes. This mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the source or that the code is used inconsistently by the issuing body to classify general infrastructure procurement.

The Midland fire hydrant IFB (Solicitation 26003721) closed April 9, 2026, with bidders required to submit itemized unit pricing, descriptive literature, delivery timeframes, and brand/product numbers through the Bonfire e-procurement system. The City reserved award discretion under Texas Local Government Code Section 252.043 and applied local preference provisions under Section 271.9051, allowing award to a local bidder within five percent of the lowest non-local bid. No disadvantaged-enterprise set-asides were specified. The procurement documents required Non-Collusion Statements, Conflict of Interest Questionnaires if applicable, Affidavits of Eligibility for local preference seekers, and proof of workers' compensation insurance within 21 days of award. No incumbent vendor was identified and no budget was disclosed. Given the single opportunity and the code-scope mismatch, relevant activity under this Commodity code is minimal or absent in recent state and local procurement.