UNSPSC 73121606: Metal forging services

UNSPSC 73121606 Metal forging services is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers structural steel fabrication, welding, custom metal framework, sheet metal repair, and protective coating work for maintenance, renovation, and facility repair across water infrastructure, transit systems, and municipal buildings. State and local buyers under this code include county utilities departments, city transit and fire rescue agencies, state higher-education institutions, state historic preservation boards, and county park systems. The work ranges from water storage tank maintenance involving coating and rehabilitation to custom-fabricated steel beam replacement, metal siding repair, rolloff container refinishing, and metal framework installation in institutional buildings. Issuing bodies are geographically dispersed and include Dorchester County (South Carolina), the City of Rome (Georgia), Kennesaw State University (Georgia), the City of Tampa Fire Rescue (Florida), the City of Milledgeville (Georgia), the Orlando Utilities Commission (Florida), the Texas Historical Commission, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

Recent opportunities under the code span the Southeast and extend into California and Oregon. Dorchester County, South Carolina posted RFP 2027-11 on October 16, 2026 for professional maintenance and asset management of ten potable water storage tanks with responses due October 30, 2026, emphasizing engineering inspections, cleaning, coating, and rehabilitation work across multiple county facilities. The City of Milledgeville, Georgia issued IFB PE60550NONST2027000000015 on September 23, 2026 for metal siding repair at Fire Station 1, including removal and replacement of existing metal wall siding, custom-fabricated steel beam replacement, and new sheet metal trim installation, with bids due October 16, 2026. Kennesaw State University in Georgia posted an RFQ on September 25, 2026 for metal fabrication and welding services to support campus maintenance and construction across both Cobb County locations, with proposals due October 29, 2026. The City of Tampa Fire Rescue posted RFQ 26P00553 on September 24, 2026 for refinishing three rolloff containers to SSPC commercial blast and coating specifications, with quotes due September 8, 2026 and work performed at 7213 S. Manhattan Ave., Tampa. The Texas Historical Commission issued IFB 808-26-261616 on July 1, 2026 for scraping and painting of historic buildings at Starr Family Home State Historic Site, with bids due July 1, 2026 and work spanning August 1, 2026 through February 1, 2027.