UNSPSC 22101719: Grader frame saddles

UNSPSC 22101719 Grader frame saddles (Commodity) describes motorized road-grading equipment and attachments that state and local governments procure for highway and street maintenance. Recent state and local solicitations under or near this code show demand for complete motor graders, grader-mounted implements (rotary milling attachments, front-mounted scarifiers), and associated road-maintenance equipment rather than frame saddles alone. The Illinois Department of Central Management Services is soliciting a joint purchase master contract (JPMC) for asphalt and grading equipment including grader-mounted rotary milling attachments, self-propelled rollers, pavers, road wideners, and asphalt distributors—an indefinite-quantity, five-year contract with pricing anchored to Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price discounts. Georgia counties (Seminole County, Colquitt County, Tattnall County, Elbert County) have posted separate sealed-bid solicitations for individual motor grader purchases or leases, specifying models such as CAT 140, CAT 150, John Deere 670G, and John Deere 770 GP with detailed engine, transmission, blade, and cab requirements. Road and bridge departments are the primary end users, and counties and state CMS offices drive demand.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Illinois. The Illinois CMS JPMC (IFB 27-416-CMS-BOSS4-B-52918, due August 12, 2026) is the largest and most recent opportunity, covering multiple equipment lines with a pre-bid webinar on July 21, 2026 and a 4% Business Enterprise Program participation goal. Georgia county sealed-bid procurements include Seminole County (motor grader, sealed bids due July 14, 2026), Colquitt County (two motor graders with slopers, bids due June 30, 2026), Tattnall County (single motor grader, mandatory pre-bid April 20, 2026, bids due April 29, 2026), and Elbert County (36-month motor grader lease, bids due June 4, 2026). California, Mississippi, and Minnesota have also posted opportunities loosely tagged with the code, though the Mississippi and Minnesota records lack detailed scope information. Bidders must be established manufacturers or authorized dealers and must hold active vendor status with state procurement systems; insurance requirements (general liability, auto liability, worker's compensation) and compliance with prevailing-wage or local-hiring rules vary by issuing body.