UNSPSC 22101701: Earthmoving shovels

UNSPSC 22101701 Earthmoving shovels (Commodity) covers small to mid-sized hydraulic excavators that state and local governments procure for road maintenance, pothole repair, ditch cleaning, site excavation, and utility work. Recent solicitations show state departments, counties, and municipalities buying compact mini excavators (5-ton to 6-ton class), standard hydraulic excavators (19,000 to 20,000 lbs), long-reach tracked excavators (96,000 lbs), and telescoping boom models, typically as standalone equipment purchases or as part of broader equipment contracts. The mix of issuing bodies includes state transportation departments (Illinois, Texas, Georgia, California), county boards of supervisors (Harrison County Mississippi, Rankin County Mississippi), county departments (Orange County Florida, Collier County Florida), and municipalities (City of Ocean Springs Mississippi, City of Ringgold Georgia, City of Marietta Georgia), plus special-purpose authorities (Florida Sheriffs Association). State transportation departments appear as repeat buyers, particularly TxDOT, which has posted multiple separate solicitations for hinged boom crawler excavators, backup camera systems for backhoe loaders, and other earthmoving equipment.

Recent activity spans Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, and California. Representative solicitations include the Illinois Department of Transportation's IFB B53945 for a 96,000-pound long-reach tracked excavator with 34-foot 9-inch boom and 23-foot 4-inch arm (bids due October 14, 2026), the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' IFB 304T-26-6014452832 for two proprietary Gradall Model XL3200 V tracked telescoping boom excavators to Austin and Waco (bids due August 20, 2026), and the City of Ocean Springs Mississippi's two-phase procurement (technical proposals August 11, 2026, reverse auction August 14, 2026) for a 5-ton and 6-ton compact excavator with attachments. The Harrison County Board of Supervisors in Mississippi solicited a single new hydraulic excavator (bids due October 13, 2026), and the State of Georgia through Terrell County issued RFP 2026-08-004 for a 19,000 to 20,000 lb mini excavator with attachments (proposals due September 10, 2026). Equipment specifications typically mandate new, current-production models with full warranties (12 months or 1,200 hours minimum), delivered FOB Destination with factory training, and compliance with hydraulic attachment and quick-coupler standards. Competitive pressure appears moderate to active, with equipment brand-specific restrictions (Gradall, Caterpillar) narrowing vendor pools in some cases and open specifications in others.