UNSPSC 22101606: Chip Spreaders

UNSPSC 22101606 Chip Spreaders is a Commodity code that encompasses highway material spreaders, spreader components, and related equipment used by state highway departments and local jurisdictions for applying de-icing, anti-icing, and material-distribution functions on roadways and paved surfaces. State and local governments procure complete spreader units—typically featuring stainless steel hoppers with dual augers, adjustable-deflector spinner assemblies, and electric dispensing systems—along with replacement parts and subcomponents such as leg stands and hopper assemblies. The issuing bodies span state transportation departments (Michigan Department of Transportation, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Texas Department of Transportation), toll road authorities (Harris County Toll Road Authority), municipal public works departments (City of Arlington), and county road maintenance operations. Recent activity shows repeat buyers among state DOTs, particularly Michigan and Kentucky, which are procuring multi-unit spreader systems for seasonal winter maintenance fleets.

The code sees the most recent solicitation activity in Michigan, Kentucky, and Texas, with additional activity in Texas municipalities and counties. Representative recent opportunities include the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's RFB 60527000001311 (six 13-cubic-yard and three 16-cubic-yard stainless steel hopper spreaders with dual augers and electric de-icing dispensers, bids due October 9, 2026), the Michigan Department of Transportation's RFP 260000002057 for winter maintenance truck buildup components including ground speed-controlled salt spreader systems and combination dump-and-spreader bodies (proposals due July 2, 2026, extended by Amendment 1), the Harris County Toll Road Authority's ITB 250185 for replacement sprayer and spreader equipment for de-icing material (bids due June 15, 2026), and the Texas Department of Transportation's solicitation for a leg stand for spreader V-box hopper type (responses due October 20, 2026). The City of Arlington issued RFQ 270010 for crack sealing services (proposals due October 22, 2026), which falls outside the core spreader-equipment scope but was tagged to the code. Multi-year optional-use contracts and cooperative purchasing vehicles, particularly MDOT's MiDEAL framework available to school districts and local units of government, expand the addressable market beyond direct state and county fleet procurement.