UNSPSC 31381407: Plastic bonded machined anisotropic ferrite magnet

Plastic bonded anisotropic ferrite magnet that has been machined

UNSPSC 31381407 Plastic bonded machined anisotropic ferrite magnet is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity appearing under it. The single recent opportunity tagged to this code — the City of Midland, Texas procurement for 71 fire hydrants under the U25-01 Fire Hydrant Replacement Project — involves the purchase of physical fire hydrant equipment (4-foot, 5-foot, and 6-foot units) to meet municipal water infrastructure needs, not plastic bonded machined ferrite magnets. This mismatch suggests either a classification error in the state or local procurement system or incidental tagging of fire hydrant components that may incorporate magnetic materials but are not themselves magnetic assemblies. The work being solicited falls outside the code's nominal scope of specialized magnetic materials used in industrial or technical applications.

The Midland procurement, posted March 26, 2026 with a due date of April 9, 2026, was issued as a competitive IFB through the Bonfire e-procurement system and included standard municipal requirements such as workers' compensation insurance, a Non-Collusion Statement, and acknowledgment of Texas local preference provisions under Section 271.9051. The source contains no additional state and local opportunities under this code, no named incumbent vendor or award value, and no geographic concentration of activity. Based on the available record, this code shows minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement, and pursuit under it should focus on clarifying the actual material or component specification behind the fire hydrant solicitation rather than treating the code as an active commodity category.