UNSPSC 31381204: Sintered machined isotropic neodymium magnet

Sintered isotropic neodymium magnet that has been machined

UNSPSC 31381204 Sintered machined isotropic neodymium magnet is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitation activity, does not map to actual procurement in the field. The single recent opportunity tagged to this code—the City of Midland, Texas (acting on behalf of Mason County) competitive bid for 71 fire hydrants under solicitation 26003721, due April 9, 2026—concerns finished water-utility infrastructure (4-foot, 5-foot, and 6-foot hydrants conforming to technical specifications), not magnet components or subassemblies. The scope of work under this code in state and local procurement remains unclear; fire hydrants are water-delivery devices with no inherent demand for sintered neodymium magnets as a cataloged line item.

Geographic activity is limited to Texas based on the single recent opportunity. The City of Midland IFB called for itemized unit pricing, descriptive literature, and F.O.B. delivery to Midland with freight prepaid, evaluated under Texas Local Government Code Section 252.043, with local preference provisions allowing award to a local bidder within five percent of the lowest non-local bid. No incumbent vendor, budget range, or award value was disclosed. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the fire-hydrant procurement suggests either a data-tagging error in the state or local system or that sintered neodymium magnets are a subcomponent within a broader hydrant assembly not surfaced in the opportunity summary. Without further evidence of coherent procurement activity under this code, state and local buyers do not appear to solicit sintered neodymium magnets as a primary line item in the available record.