UNSPSC 11191702: Bronze turnings

UNSPSC 11191702 Bronze turnings is a Commodity code covering the collection, processing, and recycling of scrap metals generated at state and local government facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers pursuing revenue-generating contracts for mixed metal recycling operations — purchasing pickup and transport services, weighing and documentation, and commodity-based payment structures tied to published American Metal Market pricing. The issuing bodies span counties, cities, and transportation departments across multiple states, including Sacramento County, DeKalb County, Ventura County, Clayton County, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Marion County, Detroit, and Tucson. Counties and municipalities dominate the activity, with Ventura County and Kentucky's state transportation agency posting multiple opportunities in the review period.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Georgia, and Kentucky. The Sacramento County Department of Waste Management and Recycling (DWMR) issued Solicitation 2026GEN0053 on July 9, 2026 for collection and recycling of unprocessed mixed metals and waste appliances from two county facilities, with responses due June 9, 2026 (IFB structure); DeKalb County, Georgia posted ITB 2026-082 on June 29, 2026 for hot-rolled steel plates on a three-year multiyear contract due July 23, 2026, with a mandatory 20 percent LSBE subcontractor participation requirement; Ventura County issued RFB 6527 on May 28, 2026 for metal recycling services with bids due June 24, 2026, compensating the County based on American Metal Market index pricing at pickup; the Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet posted RFB 2600000483 on March 26, 2026 seeking scrap metal and aluminum recycling vendors at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time on April 7, 2026; and the City of Detroit issued RFQ 543297 on January 26, 2026 for ferrous and non-ferrous metal removal from public lighting infrastructure with a February 10, 2026 deadline. Contracts typically run one to three years with renewal options, incorporate prevailing wage compliance, require liability insurance ranging from $1 million to $2 million, and structure compensation either as a percentage of commodity market prices or as a per-pound or per-ton fee deducted from mixed metals revenue.