UNSPSC 22101528: Wheel loaders

UNSPSC 22101528 Wheel loaders is a Commodity code capturing the procurement of new and used compact and mid-range track and wheel loaders, along with skid-steer attachments compatible with them. State and local governments buy these units primarily for department of transportation operations, parks and wildlife management, county public works, and municipal equipment fleets. The equipment typically features Tier 4 Final emissions compliance, enclosed cabs with HVAC systems, hydraulic quick couplers, and manufacturer warranties; procurement specifications often prescribe brand equivalencies (Caterpillar, John Deere, Bobcat, Kubota, Vermeer, Hitachi) and require new, current-model units with turbocharged diesel or gasoline engines ranging from 24 to 114 horsepower. Issuers include state transportation departments, county boards of commissioners, municipalities, and special-purpose districts such as parks and wildlife agencies. Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple solicitations for skid-steer loader attachments including road wideners and tree saws; Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) solicited five line items spanning compact track and wheel loaders with multiple compatible attachments for operations across five locations statewide.

Activity concentrates in Texas, California, Georgia, and Missouri, with the most recent and substantial opportunity being TPWD's May 2026 IFB for three compact track loaders, one compact wheel loader, and one larger compact track loader with full-suite bucket, fork, grapple, auger, mower, box blade, and mulcher attachments, requiring new Tier 4 Final equipment with enclosed cabs and delivery to Fort Davis, Del Rio, Rockport, Terlingua, and Houston on FOB destination basis. TxDOT has issued at least three separate IFBs or ITBs for road widener and tree saw skid-steer attachments across the Waco, Lufkin, and Wichita Falls districts with January–June 2026 deadlines. Santa Clara County, California solicited pavement rehabilitation and guardrail replacement projects involving equipment deployment but did not specify loader procurement directly. Floyd County, Georgia (Board of Commissioners) sought a 6,000-pound capacity forklift through sealed bid in May 2026; Town of Branford, Connecticut procured one new 2026 Kubota SVL75-3 compact track loader for its Wastewater Treatment Plant in April 2026. Missouri Department of Transportation Kansas City District purchased one used Hitachi ZW180-6 loader under a sole-source determination from Kirby Smith Machinery Inc. in June 2026. Sourcewell (Minnesota LGU cooperative) issued an RFP for law enforcement equipment broadly conceived; Galveston County, Texas solicited a pneumatic roller for road and bridge operations under February 2026 ITB procedures.