UNSPSC 31381441: Plastic bonded off tool anisotropic barium ferrite magnet

Plastic bonded anisotropic barium ferrite magnet that has been plastic bonded off-tool

UNSPSC 31381441 Plastic bonded off tool anisotropic barium ferrite magnet is a Commodity code that does not align with state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The single recent opportunity in the dataset — the City of Midland, Texas solicitation for fire hydrants under project U25-01 — involves the procurement of physical fire hydrant equipment (45 four-foot units, 20 five-foot units, and 6 six-foot units) and bears no connection to plastic bonded ferrite magnets or magnet procurement. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error on the part of the issuing body or a fundamental misalignment between the code's nominal scope and how it is being applied in the field.

The City of Midland issued an IFB (invitation for bids) on March 26, 2026 with a response deadline of April 9, 2026 through the Bonfire e-procurement platform. Bidders were required to submit itemized pricing, delivery timeframes in calendar days, and product specifications with brand names and product numbers; all hydrants were to be delivered F.O.B. Midland with freight prepaid. The City reserved the right to award by item or total bid to the lowest responsible bidder or the bidder offering best value under Texas Local Government Code Section 252.043, with local preference provisions available under Section 271.9051 if a local bidder fell within five percent of the lowest non-local bid. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were specified. The source provides no other recent state or local opportunities tagged to this Commodity code and no information on whether the code sees activity elsewhere. The lack of relevant recent opportunities and the apparent categorical mismatch suggest limited current procurement activity aligned with the code's stated scope.