UNSPSC 11111505: Artificial soil

A type of soil that is artificially manufactured by combining and adjusting ingredients.

UNSPSC 11111505 Artificial soil, a Commodity code, encompasses sourcing, supply, and delivery of clean fill dirt, topsoil, processed soil materials, and related earthwork products to state and local government agencies for construction, landfill closure, recreational facilities, roadway and bridge projects, and stormwater management. Recent solicitations reveal state and local governments procuring everything from debris-free soil for youth recreation events and double-sifted clean fill for municipal operations to large-volume cover soil for landfill and mine reclamation work. Issuing bodies span counties, cities, special-purpose districts, and state environmental agencies; Pasco County (Florida), the City of Arlington (Texas), Boulder County (Colorado), the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County (Florida), and the Railroad Commission of Texas have each posted opportunities under this code within the past sixty days. Work types range from one-time supply contracts (City of St. Petersburg's 400 cubic yards of clean soil for a youth event) to multi-year annual requirements contracts (Pasco County's as-needed fill dirt deliveries; Arlington's seven-category annual requirements for fill materials) and large-scale landfill closure and reclamation efforts (Maryland Environmental Service's up to 450,000 cubic yards of cover soil; Brevard County's 75,000 tons annually of select common fill over five years).

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, Colorado, and Maryland, with secondary posting volume in Connecticut, Oregon, and Georgia. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Arlington's IFB for 39-inch water transmission main improvements and abandonment (posted June 17, 2026, due July 16, 2026); the City of St. Petersburg's RFQ for supply and delivery of approximately 400 cubic yards of double-sifted clean soil for the Mud Wars event (posted June 16, 2026, due June 11, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., with delivery required July 2, 2026); Maryland Environmental Service's competitive sealed-bid solicitation for sourcing, testing, and delivery of up to 450,000 cubic yards of cover soil to Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill and the Barger Tract in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County (posted June 15, 2026, due July 15, 2026); and Hillsborough County's ITB for supply and delivery of sand for sandbag operations on an ongoing, as-needed basis (posted March 4, 2026, due March 27, 2026, with estimated three-year contract value of $617,490.00). Contract terms typically span one year with optional renewals, though multi-year fixed or annual-requirements structures are common. Pricing is consistently quoted on a unit basis (per ton, cubic yard, or load) with FOB Destination and delivery included; large-volume procurements often allow split awards to multiple vendors.