UNSPSC 11111700: Sand

UNSPSC 11111700 Sand, a Class code, encompasses the supply and delivery of sand materials for municipal, county, state, and regional infrastructure and recreational use — including road de-icing, athletic field preparation, water treatment, dune restoration, golf course maintenance, and general construction fill. State and local governments buy natural sand, washed sand, manufactured sand, filter sand, winter-grade sand, and specialty blends meeting specific particle-size distributions, gradation standards, and contaminant thresholds. Recent solicitations show municipalities and counties procuring sand on both one-time and recurring as-needed bases, with annual volumes ranging from 50 tons for specialized golf course applications to 3,700 tons for coastal dune projects. Issuing bodies span city public works departments, county boards of supervisors and purchasing offices, state transportation and parks agencies, regional councils of governments, airport authorities, water utilities, and special districts. Repeat buyers include the City of Palo Alto, Orange County Public Works (California), the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Parks, and the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Contract structures vary widely: some are firm-price one-year terms with optional renewals; others are open-ended as-needed arrangements; still others are three-year multiyear contracts with annual extension options. Set-asides and preferences appear in select jurisdictions — Kentucky offers resident-bidder and qualified-bidder preferences; Colorado and Nevada offer service-disabled veteran preferences; Orange County (California) offers local small-business and disabled-veteran preferences; and some Texas and Florida jurisdictions apply economically disadvantaged or minority-business designations where federal funding applies.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Florida, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Colorado, California, and Kentucky, with secondary activity in Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Georgia. Representative recent opportunities include the Mississippi Department of Transportation's competitive sealed-bid RFX 3160008311 for sand and gravel supply statewide (bids due October 28, 2026); Orange County, California Public Works IFB #080-3120404-WH for construction materials including sand, gravel, and decomposed granite across five supervisorial districts (due October 21, 2026); the Town of Bethel, Connecticut Bid 2027-001 for 4,000–6,000 cubic yards of dry screened sand for winter road de-icing (due October 13, 2026); the City of Palo Alto RFQ 198977 for sand and rock materials on as-needed basis for parks (due October 22, 2026); and Clackamas County, Oregon RFQ 2026-77 for aggregate rock products including multiple sand grades for transportation maintenance (due October 27, 2026). Winter sand and de-icing applications dominate activity in the Northeast (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Nevada), while golf course sand and athletic field materials are concentrated in Kentucky and Florida; public works construction fill and landscape materials span all active regions. Delivery and logistics are critical — most contracts require next-business-day or 48-hour response capability, FOB destination freight prepaid, and proof of insurance with $1 million general liability minimums. Recent activity shows sustained demand, with multiple concurrent solicitations per jurisdiction and vendor pools typically opened to all responsive bidders meeting insurance and compliance thresholds.