UNSPSC 22101703: Blades or tooth or other cutting edges

UNSPSC 22101703 Blades or tooth or other cutting edges is a Commodity code that covers replaceable cutting components for winter road maintenance and related earthmoving operations. State and local governments procure steel and carbide-tipped snowplow blades, grader blades, moldboard cutting edges, and segmented cutting-edge systems through this code. Recent solicitations show demand for tungsten carbide-tipped underbody and wing plow blades, curved and straight configurations with brazed or embedded carbide inserts, grader blades in multiple lengths, and specialty segments compatible with Western and Joma equipment. The work spans counties, cities, transit authorities, and state-level procurement offices during peak seasonal preparation cycles (June through October). Issuing bodies include county highway departments (Dane County, Wisconsin; Portage County, Wisconsin; Harrison County, Mississippi; Leake County, Mississippi; Newton County, Mississippi), city fleet and public works departments (Draper City, Utah; Little Rock, Arkansas; Rockwood School District, Missouri), and state departments of transportation (Michigan Department of Transportation, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission). Michigan MDOT and Wisconsin counties appear as repeat buyers.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Upper Midwest and Mountain West. Michigan MDOT issued two overlapping RFPs (posted June 18 and June 24, 2026, due July 8, 2026) for replaceable cutting edges across six regional divisions serving 31 garage locations statewide, with estimated quantities including 428 curved underbody blades, 1,016 straight underbody blades, and 223 nine-foot wing blades; the intent to award (July 14, 2026) names three awardees—Chemung Supply Corporation at $1,692,352, Valk Manufacturing Company at $2,495,355.36, and Winter Equipment Company Inc at $1,918,930.98—on one-year terms with four renewal options. Dane County, Wisconsin (RFB 2026RFB064PR, due September 30, 2026) sought multiple styles of snowplow and grader blades including tungsten carbide-tipped cutting blades 3 to 5 feet long and Joma rubber blades with quantities from 8 to 200 units per line item, applying Dane County local vendor preferences allowing up to 15 percent price matching for locally-owned vendors. Draper City, Utah (IFB 2617, due October 16, 2026) requested carbide snowplow blades (4' × 6" and 3' × 6"), Blockbuster segmented systems (9', 10', 11', and 12'), Western OEM blades and wing kits, and plow bolts on a one-year term with four optional one-year renewals subject to CPI or 3 percent price adjustments. Wisconsin, Washington, Michigan, Utah, and Mississippi show the most recent activity; additional opportunities span Arkansas, Florida, and California in secondary volumes.