UNSPSC 11191702: Bronze turnings

UNSPSC 11191702 Bronze turnings is a Commodity code that names scrap metal byproducts and waste streams collected, processed, and recycled through state and local waste-management and materials-recovery programs. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show governments buying metal recycling services, collection and transport of mixed metals and scrap, and processing of metals recovered from waste appliances and facility demolition. The issuing bodies span county waste departments, county purchasing offices, and state-level cooperative purchasing vehicles; Ventura County, Sacramento County, and the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County appear as active buyers in the current opportunity pipeline. Scope includes ferrous and non-ferrous metal separation, weighing and certification, commodity-market-based pricing (typically indexed to American Metal Market monthly averages), and revenue-sharing arrangements where the contractor pays the jurisdiction based on recovered metal value at time of pickup.

Activity concentrates in California and Georgia, with secondary representation in Minnesota and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include Sacramento County Department of Waste Management and Recycling's metal and appliance collection service (IFB 2026GEN0053, response due June 9, 2026), Ventura County's metal recycling services (RFB 6527, response due June 24, 2026, compensation structured by American Metal Market index), and DeKalb County Georgia's steel plates supply contract (ITB 2026-082, response due July 23, 2026, with 20% local small business enterprise subcontracting requirement). Sourcewell, a Minnesota state cooperative purchasing vehicle, also posted a broader materials processing and recycling equipment solicitation (RFP 26RFP112426, response due November 24, 2026) that encompasses downstream processing capacity for collected metals. These opportunities reflect routine procurement cycles in waste-management budgets and capital planning for recycling infrastructure.