UNSPSC 11111504: Crystal soil

A type of water absorbent polymer, which is able to absorb and hold 80-150 times its volume of water for a long periods of time. Acts as a reservoir to store and release a steady stream of water and nutrients which plants use to grow. Comprised of beads that contain tiny holes that hold air and and water droplets. Substitute for natural soils.

UNSPSC 11111504 Crystal soil is a Commodity code covering soil and soil-like materials that state and local governments procure for infrastructure repair, site remediation, landscape restoration, and recreational purposes. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing clean fill dirt, topsoil, engineered soil amendments, and specialty soil products for sidewalk and park reconstruction, environmental cleanup, athletic field conversion, and bulk aggregate supply agreements. The mix of issuing bodies reflects a broad cross-section: city transportation and public works departments (Dallas, Arlington, St. Petersburg, Clackamas County), county parks and environmental authorities (Greenville County, Boulder County Parks and Open Space, DeKalb County), school districts (Parkway School District, Missouri), state agencies (California, Texas Railroad Commission), and special-purpose entities (Martin Luther King Corridor Improvement Authority in Jackson, Michigan; Sourcewell cooperative purchasing vehicle). The City of Dallas appears as a repeat buyer, with recent solicitations for both sidewalk replacement materials and an ID/IQ soil remediation services agreement through Dallas Water Utilities.

Geographic activity spans multiple regions, with the most recent concentration in Texas (Dallas, Arlington, Railroad Commission), the Southeast (Greenville County South Carolina, DeKalb County Georgia, St. Petersburg Florida, Pasco County Florida), the upper Midwest (Parkway School District Missouri, Sourcewell Minnesota), and the Pacific Northwest (Clackamas County Oregon). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Dallas ITB for the 2026 Bond Residential Sidewalk Replacement Program Region 3A (Solicitation 0527, due November 10, 2026, estimated budget $2.2 million) covering sidewalk removal, replacement, and related appurtenances including concrete, curb, and sod; Greenville County's RFP for conversion of four baseball field infields from grass to all-skin composition (RFP 27011, due September 4, 2026) requiring topographic survey, laser grading, infield mix amendment application, and tilling across 72,000 square feet; the Martin Luther King Corridor Improvement Authority's RFP for environmental remediation and excavation of two contaminated parcels in Jackson, Michigan (Solicitation 2026DEI040, due August 12, 2026, approximately 14,000 cubic yards estimated excavation); and Clackamas County's RFQ for aggregate rock products on a three-year as-needed basis (RFQ SC0101000018135, due October 27, 2026) covering crushed rock, drain rock, rip rap, and fill sand delivered FOB to county locations.