UNSPSC 31381305: Pressed sintered and machined isotropic samarium cobalt magnet

Pressed isotropic samarium magnet that has been sintered and machined

UNSPSC 31381305 Pressed sintered and machined isotropic samarium cobalt magnet is a Commodity code that covers specialized magnetic materials used in industrial applications, though the single recent state and local opportunity shows a divergence: the Texas A&M University System ITB TAMUS-ITB-26-0547, posted October 12, 2026, actually solicits stainless steel diaphragm plates rather than samarium cobalt magnets. State and local governments procuring under this code typically source advanced engineered magnets and magnetic assemblies for equipment, instrumentation, and specialty manufacturing. The narrow scope of recent activity suggests limited routine state and local demand for this particular magnetic material class; most procurement under such specialized material codes flows through higher-education research institutions, specialized manufacturers, and equipment maintenance contracts rather than general government operations.

The Texas A&M University System issued the only recent solicitation visible under this code, with bids due October 28, 2026, submitted exclusively through the AggieBid procurement portal. The University System directed vendor questions to Sterling Crowdus at soprocurement@tamus.edu and technical support to vendorhelp@tamu.edu. The source does not disclose quantities, pricing, contract duration, anticipated award date, or any set-aside or preference designations. Geographic and issuing-body signals remain too thin to characterize — a single higher-education buyer in Texas represents the totality of visible recent activity, and the material mismatch between the code classification and the stainless steel diaphragm plate solicitation suggests either a coding error in the opportunity posting or minimal alignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy and the actual purchasing pattern under this code at present.