UNSPSC 22101525: Wheel excavators

UNSPSC 22101525 Wheel excavators is a Commodity code covering the procurement of hydraulic excavation equipment—including full-size crawlers, mini excavators, backhoe loaders, and related buckets and attachments—by state departments of transportation, counties, municipalities, and special districts for infrastructure maintenance, construction support, and fleet modernization. Recent state and local solicitations show buyers acquiring single units and small fleets of new and used equipment through sealed bidding, reverse auctions, and lease arrangements, with specifications typically calling for 2,800 to 3,800 operating hours on used machines, ISO Tier 4 engines, advanced hydraulic systems, and integrated operator features such as camera systems and climate control. The mix of issuing bodies is diverse: the Texas Department of Transportation and California's state procurement office lead federal transportation agencies, while county boards of supervisors (Rankin, Lauderdale, Newton, Tattnall, Collier, Barrow, Butts) and city governments (Marietta, Flowood) are the primary state and local buyers. Collier County, Florida appears most active in the recent window, soliciting large construction projects requiring excavator-equipped contractors rather than equipment purchases alone.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with recent posted opportunities in Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Texas, California, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Transportation's July 2026 RFQ for a diesel-powered hinged-boom crawler excavator with response due July 31, 2026 (solicitation 601440000053631); the Rankin County Board of Supervisors' May 2026 reverse-auction procurement of one or more used hydraulic excavators with 2021+ model years and 2,800–3,800 operating hours, with prequalification proposals due May 27, 2026 (solicitation 3170035777); the Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors' February 2026 sealed bid for two new 2025+ small excavators with 4-foot ditching buckets and delivery required within 30 days, due February 24, 2026 (solicitation 284-20260127192507); and Collier County's March 2026 pre-bid conference and May 2026 sealed-bid let for a $17.8 million public utilities renewal project requiring contractor-supplied excavation equipment, due May 15, 2026 (solicitation 268647). No set-aside or disadvantaged-enterprise designations appear in the recent postings, though Collier County projects reference Florida Statutes local-preference language and some municipalities require E-Verify enrollment and prevailing-wage compliance on large infrastructure awards.