UNSPSC 11111502: Fill dirt

UNSPSC 11111502 Fill dirt (Commodity) represents routine procurement of bulk soil materials for civil works, site preparation, landscape maintenance, and remediation across state and local jurisdictions. State and local governments buy fill dirt as a material input for sidewalk and pavement reconstruction, sports field conversion, park and recreational facility development, abandoned mine reclamation, water utility infrastructure projects, and environmental site cleanup. The buying pool spans city public works departments, county transportation and parks divisions, school districts, state transportation agencies, special-purpose districts such as water utilities and development authorities, and cooperative purchasing vehicles. Recent solicitations show a mix of small one-time purchases (400 cubic yards for a single youth recreation event) and large standing agreements (three-year supply contracts with as-needed ordering across multiple county locations), with contract structures including blanket purchase orders, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity arrangements, and project-specific bids. Most vendors face standard insurance requirements (Commercial General Liability of $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence depending on contract value), delivery specifications (FOB or delivered to multiple sites), and compliance with state transportation or environmental standards where applicable.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, California, Colorado, Oregon, Florida, Georgia, Utah, South Carolina, and Michigan, with Dallas, Pasco County, Clackamas County, and Boulder County appearing as active repeat buyers. Representative opportunities include the City of Dallas 2026 Bond Residential Sidewalk Replacement Program Region 3A (IFB, $2.2 million estimated, bids due November 10, 2026), Clackamas County RFQ 2026-77 Aggregate Rock Products (RFQ covering multiple material types including fill sand and topsoil, bids due October 27, 2026, three-year term effective January 1, 2027), and the Railroad Commission of Texas AML Reclamation Services (RFP for abandoned mine site earthwork and fill operations statewide, proposals due May 21, 2026). Smaller transactions include St. Petersburg's 400 cubic yard clean soil delivery for a one-time youth event (quote due June 11, 2026, award to single vendor) and Parkway School District Missouri's $50,000 estimated annual blanket purchase for hardwood mulch and engineered wood fiber (bids due September 17, 2026, no minimum guarantee). Environmental remediation and site restoration work, such as the Martin Luther King Corridor Improvement Authority cleanup project in Jackson, Michigan (excavation and backfill of 14,000 cubic yards across two parcels with hazardous soil handling and disposal responsibilities) and the State of California three-year soil supply agreement (bids due September 4, 2026), command unit-price bidding and HAZWOPPER certification or equivalent environmental compliance. Aggregate and fill materials procurement shows seasonal and project-driven demand patterns, with delivery often coordinated to winter construction windows or tied to bond-funded capital improvement programs.