UNSPSC 95131700: Tents and membrane structures

Temporary structures made from textiles or membranes that are used for shelter or other purposes

UNSPSC 95131700 Tents and membrane structures is a Class code. State and local governments procuring under this code are actually buying permanent and semi-permanent building structures—prefabricated metal buildings, modular buildings, hangars, and restroom facilities—rather than temporary tent or fabric shelter systems. Recent opportunities show county boards of commissioners, city governments, airport authorities, and university systems using this code for capital construction projects. Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued IFB 26-8672 for the Collier Senior Center Expansion Project on July 17, 2026, with bids due August 31, 2026, encompassing a 2,710-square-foot addition to an existing facility plus building hardening and relocation services, estimated at $5.6 million and subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage and federal participations goals. Flagler County Board of County Commissioners solicited construction of two hurricane-resilient buildings at the Flagler County Fairgrounds under ITB #26-ITB-019, with bids due August 17, 2026. Beaufort County, South Carolina issued a design-build RFP for an eight-bay T-hangar and 50-by-50-foot box hangar at Beaufort Executive Airport, with proposals due July 28, 2026. The code also captures aviation hangars and pre-engineered metal building procurement: Bacon County Board of Commissioners requested bids for a corporate maintenance hangar at Bacon County Airport in Alma, Georgia, due August 26, 2026; Texas A&M University System solicited construction of two pre-engineered metal building hangars and a restroom building at the RELLIS campus in Bryan, Texas, with proposals due April 23, 2026.

Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Florida and Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas, South Carolina, California, Colorado, and Kentucky. Issuing bodies span county boards of commissioners, city governments, county airport authorities, university systems, and special districts. The code sees steady procurement activity from counties managing fairgrounds, parks, and emergency services facilities, though the mismatch between the nominal code definition (tents and membrane structures) and actual buying patterns (permanent modular and pre-engineered metal buildings) suggests state and local procurement systems are applying the code to buildings that belong in construction-services codes rather than in membrane structures.