UNSPSC 73181017: Plasma cutting services

UNSPSC 73181017 Plasma cutting services (Commodity) shows limited recent activity directly aligned with the code's nominal scope. State and local governments soliciting under this code are procuring precision machining and metal fabrication work that touches plasma cutting as a component operation within larger machine shop and infrastructure projects, but the recent opportunities on file reflect a wider range of services—machine shop repairs, thickener and clarifier rebuilds, IT infrastructure installation, and tire services—only some of which involve cutting operations. The issuing bodies are mixed: water authorities, county transportation agencies, county government departments, and municipal utilities. The Macon Water Authority, DeKalb County, and Palm Beach County each appear once in the recent record for distinct machine-related work.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia (Macon Water Authority, DeKalb County) and Florida (Orange County Transportation Authority in California, Palm Beach County), with secondary municipal activity in Atlanta. Recent opportunities include the Macon Water Authority's invitation for sealed bids (ITB) to rebuild gravity thickeners and clarifiers at Rocky Creek WRF, due October 20, 2026; Palm Beach County's invitation for bids (IFB) for precision machine shop services (off-site, term contract) with a due date of June 24, 2026 and estimated expenditure of $188,750; DeKalb County's invitation for bids for machine shop services on watershed equipment, due June 8, 2026; and the Orange County Transportation Authority's request for quotes (RFQ) for a Scotchman 50-ton ironworker fabrication machine (Model 5014-ET), due June 2, 2026, at $35,772. The code's recent-opportunity profile suggests that plasma cutting, when procured, is embedded within broader metal-working and equipment-repair contracts rather than solicited as a standalone service.