UNSPSC 31381524: Plastic bonded injection molded coated isotropic barium ferrite magnet

Injection molded isotropic barium ferrite magnet that has been plastic bonded and coated

UNSPSC 31381524 Plastic bonded injection molded coated isotropic barium ferrite magnet is a Commodity code with minimal alignment to recent state and local procurement activity. The single recent opportunity tagged under this code—a City of Midland, Texas fire hydrant procurement (Solicitation 26003721, IFB, due April 9, 2026)—addresses the procurement of complete fire hydrant assemblies rather than the specialty magnetic materials the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the source system or that the issuing body applied an incorrect code to a general water infrastructure purchase.

The City of Midland, acting on behalf of Mason County, solicited competitive bids for 71 fire hydrants (45 units of 4-foot, 20 units of 5-foot, and 6 units of 6-foot) through the Bonfire e-procurement platform with F.O.B. delivery to Midland. The procurement is governed by Texas Local Government Code Section 252.043 (best-value and lowest-responsible-bidder criteria) and includes local preference provisions under Section 271.9051, allowing award to a local bidder within five percent of the lowest non-local bid if the City Council determines local economic development benefits. Bidders must provide itemized unit pricing, product literature, delivery timeframes, and proof of workers' compensation insurance within 21 days of award; no set-aside designations were specified. No comparable activity appears in the recent-opportunities dataset, indicating the code sees little substantive state and local procurement volume in its nominal scope.