UNSPSC 31381300: Pressed magnet and magnet assemblies

Magnets and magnet assemblies that have been pressed

UNSPSC 31381300 Pressed magnet and magnet assemblies is a Class code, but the recent state and local solicitation activity under this code does not reflect purchases of magnets or magnet assemblies. 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 hydrants) under project U25-01, with bids due April 9, 2026 through the Bonfire e-procurement system. The procurement required F.O.B. delivery to Midland with freight prepaid and included in bid price, itemized pricing by unit, descriptive literature, proposed delivery timeframes in calendar days, and brand name and product number identification. Bidders had to execute a Non-Collusion Statement, submit a Conflict of Interest Questionnaire if establishing a business relationship with the City, provide an Affidavit of Eligibility if seeking local preference consideration, and maintain workers' compensation insurance with the City named as an additional insured. The City reserved the right to award by item or by total bid under Texas Local Government Code Section 252.043 best-value criteria, and local preference applied under Section 271.9051, allowing award to a local bidder within five percent of the lowest non-local bid price based on economic development factors including local employment and tax revenues.

The code shows limited recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The single identified opportunity—the fire hydrant procurement from the City of Midland—represents a clear mismatch with the pressed magnet and magnet assemblies taxonomy. No other recent opportunities under UNSPSC 31381300 appear in the source material. Practitioners evaluating this code should verify whether state and local procurement offices are actually using this classification for magnet and magnet assembly purchases, or whether the mismatch observed here reflects broader misclassification in the underlying state and local procurement systems.