UNSPSC 21101808: Frost protection equipment

UNSPSC 21101808 Frost protection equipment is a Commodity code covering de-icing and freeze-protection materials that state and local governments procure for winter maintenance operations. The recent solicitation activity shows municipalities buying calcium chloride pellets and similar chemical de-icers in bulk quantities to support public works and utilities departments. Issuing bodies under this code include city public works departments and municipal utilities divisions managing winter road and facility maintenance. The work involves procurement of ready-to-deploy de-icing materials in standard packaging (bags, pellets, or liquid concentrates) with specified purity and performance requirements, delivered on short cycles to multiple municipal maintenance facilities.

The City of Wichita, Kansas issued a Request for Bid (RFB) on April 30, 2026, for 224,000 pounds of calcium chloride pellets (93%–97% purity) with a response deadline of May 15, 2026. The solicitation required bidders to demonstrate at least five years of experience providing similar products, carry $1,000,000 in Commercial General Liability coverage, and meet delivery windows of 24 to 48 hours to three municipal substations. Award was to be made on lowest net bid delivered F.O.B. Wichita, with contract term of one year plus two optional one-year renewals. The source records limited recent activity; Wichita's procurement represents the only recent opportunity documented under this code.