UNSPSC 24101602: Hoists

UNSPSC 24101602 Hoists (Commodity) encompasses electric chain hoists, vehicle shop lifts, overhead cranes, and material-handling lift equipment that state and local governments purchase for fleet maintenance, facility operations, and infrastructure support. Recent state and local solicitations show active procurement of 14,500-pound hydraulic lift systems for municipal vehicle maintenance facilities, heavy-duty 18,000-pound shop lifts for county roads-and-bridges operations, overhead and mobile cranes for water utility facilities, and specialized lifting equipment for convention centers and educational institutions. The issuing bodies include county commissioners (Barrow County, Georgia; Brevard County, Florida), municipal departments (City of Detroit, City of Tucson, City of Charlotte), special-purpose districts (Eastern Municipal Water District; Orange County Convention Center; Texas State Technical College), state departments (State of California; State of Texas), and cooperative purchasing consortia (Florida Sheriffs Association, Sourcewell). County roads-and-bridges departments, municipal transportation and facilities offices, and water and sanitation utilities account for the plurality of recent activity.

Recent activity spans Florida (Brevard County sole-source procurement for Gray QL20C-2 heavy-duty lifting equipment; Orange County Convention Center rigging-equipment rental IFB with five-year term), Georgia (Barrow County RFB for 18,000-pound vehicle shop lift; City of Valdosta notice of cooperative purchasing intent), California (State RFB for boom lift trailer; Eastern Municipal Water District RFP for 48 overhead and mobile cranes), North Carolina (Charlotte Water ITB for confined space entry equipment), Texas (Texas State Technical College RFP for vehicle lift replacement; State Comptroller trailers and equipment IFB), Arizona (City of Tucson RFQ for crane and hoist maintenance), Maryland (WSSC procurement for annual inspections and maintenance on 206 overhead cranes and hoists), and Michigan (City of Detroit RFQ for hoists, parts, and services). Representative opportunities include Barrow County Board of Commissioners RFB2027-09 (one heavy-duty 18,000-pound vehicle shop lift, bids due October 29, 2026), Orange County, Florida IFB Y26-1019 (rental of rigging equipment including 100 one-ton chain hoists and associated hardware, sealed offers due September 3, 2026, with Service Disabled Veteran business enterprise preference), Eastern Municipal Water District RFP3972 (quarterly inspections, annual certifications, and repairs for 48 overhead and mobile cranes in Riverside County, proposals due September 3, 2026), and Water and Sanitation Commission RFQ BPM056979 (annual inspections and preventive maintenance on 206 overhead cranes and hoists across Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, Maryland, proposals due May 21, 2026).