UNSPSC 22101701: Earthmoving shovels

UNSPSC 22101701 Earthmoving shovels is a Commodity code that covers hydraulic excavators, mini excavators, backhoes, and related attachment systems for earthmoving and site construction work. State and local governments are actively procuring both new equipment and used units through sealed-bid processes, lease programs, and reverse auctions, with recent solicitations spanning Texas, California, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Colorado. The market includes county boards of supervisors, state departments of transportation, municipal public works departments, and park authorities acquiring single units or small fleets to support infrastructure maintenance, utilities renewal, roadway construction, park development, and emergency response operations. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Transportation soliciting a diesel-powered hinged boom crawler excavator (response due July 31, 2026, ITB 601440000053631) and backup camera systems for Caterpillar 430 backhoe loaders (response due July 21, 2026, ITB 601440000053224); the State of California requesting a 360-degree swivel excavator attachment (response due July 6, 2026, RFB RFBIS26201087); and Rankin County, Mississippi, soliciting one or more used hydraulic excavators with 2021-or-newer model year and 2,800–3,800 operating hours through a prequalification-plus-reverse-auction structure (prequalification due May 27, 2026, ITB 3170035777).

Geographic activity clusters in Texas and Florida, with Texas Department of Transportation and Collier County, Florida as repeat buyers across multiple equipment categories. Mississippi county boards of supervisors (Rankin, Newton, Lauderdale, Flowood) are frequent purchasers of mini and standard excavators through sealed-bid and two-stage prequalification-auction processes. California state agencies and Santa Clara County are active in larger bridge and infrastructure projects requiring equipment and specialized attachments. Georgia counties (Tattnall, Barrow, Butts) are procuring mini excavators and heavy equipment through sealed-bid and lease structures. Equipment specifications typically mandate new or near-new units with 2021-or-newer model years, working hours under 4,000, comprehensive warranties (48–72 months or 4,000–5,000 operating hours), and local service support within 25–30 miles. Lease programs predominate in counties seeking five-year fair market arrangements with buy-back options and guaranteed warranty coverage. Procurement timelines range from 10 to 90 days between posting and response due date. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or women-owned businesses are indicated in the recent solicitations, though California state procurement documents reference Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) form submission requirements that may align with state MWBE preferences. All vendors must register on state centralized bidder lists (Texas CMBL, Florida Sheriffs Association VendorLink) or county procurement portals and comply with E-Verify employment verification requirements.