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, a Class code, encompasses the collection, hauling, processing, and recycling of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, aluminum, and scrap metal from government facilities and maintenance operations. State and local governments use this code to procure on-call collection and transport services, revenue-sharing recycling contracts where vendors pay jurisdictions based on commodity market pricing, and hauling services tied to American Metal Market (AMM) indices for ferrous and non-ferrous metal bundles. The issuing bodies include city procurement offices (Stamford, Connecticut), county departments of transportation and waste management (Sacramento County Department of Waste Management and Recycling, Caltrans divisions in California, Ventura County), county government operations (DeKalb County, Georgia; Clayton County, Georgia), and county sheriffs' departments conducting evidence-related metal theft investigations. Cooperative purchasing vehicles also source under this code: Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, posted a materials processing and recycling equipment RFP in October 2026 to serve its Participating Entities. Recent opportunities reflect revenue-based compensation structures where contractors bid a percentage of or per-pound rate applied to published metal commodity indices, with the contractor typically paying the jurisdiction rather than the reverse.

Geographic activity concentrates in California (Caltrans operations spanning Humboldt, Mendocino, Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties; Sacramento County; Ventura County; and Kern County under the Department of Transportation), Georgia (DeKalb County and Clayton County), Connecticut (City of Stamford), and Minnesota (Sourcewell cooperative). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Stamford ITB for hauling and processing of scrap metal with bids due November 3, 2026; Caltrans IFBs for on-call scrap metal and aluminum collection in Humboldt and Mendocino County (bids due July 28, 2026) and Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito County (bids due July 30, 2026), both structured as revenue contracts with 5 percent small business and DVBE incentives; Sacramento County DWMR's bid for collection and recycling of unprocessed mixed metals and waste appliances with projected tonnages of 10,800 and 11,775 tons in 2024–2025; Ventura County's RFB 6527 for metal recycling services with bids due June 24, 2026, paying contractors based on AMM indices; and Clayton County's ITB 26-65 for e-waste disposal services with bids due June 25, 2026. Contracts typically run one to three years with optional renewals, require prevailing wage compliance and comprehensive insurance ($1 million to $2 million general liability thresholds), and mandate certified scales, weighmaster licenses, and motor carrier permits for California operations.