UNSPSC 11191600: Metal scrap

Scraps are products which are recycled because they could never be used, or were used but are out of service. Scraps are sometimes made of different parts, each one being potentially made of different metals.

UNSPSC 11191600 Metal scrap is a Class code covering the collection, removal, and recycling of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals generated at state and local government facilities, including maintenance stations, landfills, and recovery centers. State and local governments are actively soliciting on-call and scheduled scrap metal collection and recycling services structured as revenue-sharing agreements where the contractor retains a percentage of commodity sales proceeds after remitting a share to the issuing agency based on published American Metal Market (AMM) pricing. The mix of issuing bodies includes state transportation departments (California Department of Transportation and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet), county waste management and environmental agencies (Sacramento County Department of Waste Management and Recycling, Ventura County, Clayton County Georgia, Marion County Oregon), municipal departments (City of Detroit Public Lighting Department, City of Tucson), state hospital systems (California Department of State Hospitals), and a county sheriff's department (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department). California Caltrans appears as a repeat buyer, with multiple recent on-call collection solicitations across different regions and maintenance station networks.

Recent opportunities span California, Georgia, Kentucky, Oregon, and Michigan. Caltrans issued IFB 01A6662 (Humboldt and Mendocino County, due July 28, 2026) for on-call scrap metal collection and recycling services with anticipated volume of approximately 400 gross tons over a three-year term and a five percent small business preference with a five percent DVBE incentive. Caltrans also solicited IFB 03A4113 (Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo County, due February 5, 2026) for on-call collection across eight maintenance stations with similar revenue-sharing structure and set-asides. Sacramento County Department of Waste Management and Recycling issued RFQ 2026GEN0053 (due June 9, 2026) for pickup and transport of mixed metals and waste appliances from two landfill facilities with projected tonnages of 10,800 to 11,775 tons annually and prevailing wage compliance required. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet issued two requests for bid (RFB 605 2600000483, due April 7, 2026, and RFB 2600000445, due March 24, 2026) for scrap metal and aluminum purchases on a percentage-of-AMM-pricing basis with multiple awards to all responsive bidders meeting reasonable pricing thresholds. The County of Ventura issued concurrent RFBs for metal recycling (RFB 6527, due June 24, 2026) and e-waste recycling (RFB 6528, due June 24, 2026) structured as highest-revenue-return competitions with award to the bidder offering the highest payment to the county. The source also includes non-active or ancillary records: a 2024 City of Tucson RFP and a 2026 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department RFI for evidence-related services tied to metal theft investigations rather than standard scrap collection.