UNSPSC 11191602: Basic steel scrap

Scraps made of basic steels

UNSPSC 11191602 Basic steel scrap (Commodity) encompasses pickup, processing, and recycling of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals, mixed metals from municipal waste streams, and steel products destined for commodity recovery. State and local governments procure basic steel scrap services primarily through revenue-sharing arrangements tied to published commodity market indices (American Metal Market and similar pricing sources), where contractors pay municipalities based on the weight and grade of recovered material. The issuing bodies include county waste management departments, county purchasing offices, and regional waste authorities. Counties in Georgia, California, and Florida dominate recent solicitation activity.

Sacramento County Department of Waste Management and Recycling issued ITB 2026GEN0053 (due June 9, 2026) for collection and recycling of unprocessed mixed metals and waste appliances from two county facilities, with projected volumes of 10,800 tons in 2024 and 11,775 tons in 2025, pricing structured as a percentage multiplier of American Metal Market monthly averages for scrap iron and steel prices. Ventura County issued RFB 6527 Metal Recycling (due June 24, 2026) for pickup and processing of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal from county facilities under a three-year contract (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029) with two optional one-year extensions, compensating the county based on published American Metal Market index pricing at time of pickup. DeKalb County, Georgia solicited sealed bids under ITB 2026-082 (due July 23, 2026) for hot-rolled steel plates for roadway projects under a three-year multiyear contract with a 20% local small business enterprise subcontractor participation requirement. Activity also appears in cooperative purchasing vehicles: Sourcewell (Minnesota) posted RFP 26RFP112426 (due November 24, 2026) for material processing and recycling equipment to serve multiple state and local participating entities. Geographic spread includes California (Sacramento, Ventura), Georgia (DeKalb), Florida (Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority), and Minnesota-anchored cooperative purchasing.