UNSPSC 11111501: Soil

UNSPSC 11111501 Soil (Commodity) encompasses the supply and delivery of bulk soil products for construction, landscaping, environmental remediation, and utility infrastructure projects—including fill dirt, topsoil, infield mix, cover soil, and specialized mixes for landfill closure and sports field maintenance. State and local governments buy soil under this code through a mix of county public works departments, city environmental and stormwater divisions, solid waste authorities, park and recreation departments, and special-purpose districts. Recent solicitations span fill-material contracts for road and infrastructure work, sanitary landfill cover-soil sourcing and testing, sports infield restoration, recreational soil for youth events, and bulk landscape material supply for parks. The issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners (Brevard, Pasco, Hillsborough, Marion, Orange, Salt Lake), city public works and parks departments (Arlington, St. Petersburg, Austin, Tucson, Norwalk), state environmental service agencies (Maryland Environmental Service), special districts (Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County), and federal-agency-like bodies (Railroad Commission of Texas for abandoned mine land reclamation).

Geographic activity is concentrated in Florida (Brevard, Pasco, Hillsborough, Orange, Sarasota, and Palm Beach counties; the cities of St. Petersburg and Tucson), with notable recent solicitations also in Texas (Arlington, Austin), Maryland (Upper Marlboro), Colorado (Boulder), Connecticut (Norwalk), Oregon (Marion County), and Georgia (DeKalb County). Representative recent opportunities include the Maryland Environmental Service's solicitation for up to 450,000 cubic yards of cover soil to Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill in Prince George's County (bids due July 15, 2026), Salt Lake County's sole-source procurement for Dura Edge Baseball Infield Mix (approximately $250,000 over five years), the City of St. Petersburg's request for approximately 400 cubic yards of double-sifted clean soil for the TASCO Mud Wars event (due June 11, 2026), Hillsborough County's three-year sand supply contract for sandbag operations (estimated at $617,490, bids due March 27, 2026), Sarasota County's multi-group aggregates and rock procurement (due February 26, 2026), and the Railroad Commission of Texas's RFP for abandoned mine land reclamation services statewide (due May 21, 2026, with a mandatory HUB subcontracting plan). Contracts typically run one to five years with annual requirements or as-needed delivery models; many impose firm pricing for the initial term with limited annual adjustments tied to the Consumer Price Index, require substantial insurance coverage including general liability and workers' compensation, and permit award to multiple vendors or split awards by material type or geographic region.