UNSPSC 22101500: Earth moving machinery

UNSPSC 22101500 Earth moving machinery is a Class code that encompasses motor graders, backhoes and attachments, refuse collection vehicles, and related heavy equipment that state and local governments procure for road maintenance, grounds care, waste management, and construction operations. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions buying used and new motor graders with specific configurations (joystick controls, rear cameras, scarifiers, moldboards); refuse collection vehicles; asphalt paving and milling equipment; and specialized attachments such as backhoe buckets and snow-removal trucks. State and local buyers span road departments in rural counties, municipal public works agencies, school districts, county boards of supervisors, and regional transit authorities. The Florida Sheriffs Association, for example, established a 24-month contract framework in late September 2026 (ITB FSA26EQU240, due September 2, 2026) for construction, material handling, transportation, and grounds care equipment from manufacturers and authorized representatives. Smaller jurisdictions such as Neshoba County (Mississippi), Elbert County (Georgia), and Colquitt County (Georgia) have issued sealed bids for individual or paired motor graders with detailed powertrain, warranty, and buyback specifications tied to road and bridge operations.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South (Georgia, Mississippi, Connecticut) and Midwest (Illinois cooperative purchasing), with additional state-level procurement in Massachusetts and Arizona. The Illinois Department of Central Management Services issued a joint purchase master contract (JPMC) in July 2026 (IFB 27-416-CMS-BOSS4-B-52918, due August 12, 2026) for asphalt equipment including grader-mounted milling attachments, self-propelled compactors, pavers, spray distributors, and road wideners available to all Illinois governmental units and qualified not-for-profit agencies under a 4% Business Enterprise Program (BEP) participation goal. The City of Tempe (Arizona) opened an RFP in July 2026 (2706T, due August 19, 2026) for refuse collection vehicles and supporting equipment on a cooperative-purchasing basis through 1GPA Members. Connecticut municipalities (Town of Madison, Town of Enfield, City of Norwich, City of Shelton) issued multiple ITBs and RFPs between July and October 2026 for curb replacement, snowplowing equipment, backhoe attachments, and skateboard park construction, with response dates spanning August through October. The code shows steady activity across rural county road departments and municipal public works operations, with both spot purchases and longer-term framework contracts.