UNSPSC 24101713: Bucket conveyors

UNSPSC 24101713 Bucket conveyors, a Commodity code, encompasses the material-handling equipment and conveyor systems that state and local governments procure for waste management, recycling, and industrial processing operations. The single recent opportunity in the dataset—the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County's RFEI 27-501 for demolition, design, build, operation, and maintenance of a new mass-burn waste-to-energy facility—signals that bucket conveyors are specified within larger integrated waste-processing contracts rather than purchased as standalone equipment. The facility design calls for processing up to 2,550 tons per day of municipal solid waste, a scale where internal conveying systems including bucket conveyors are essential to continuous feedstock movement and ash handling. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code are typically waste management authorities and municipal departments responsible for solid-waste infrastructure; the Palm Beach County Authority represents a repeat buyer category in regional waste-to-energy and recycling procurement.

The recent activity concentrates in Florida, specifically Palm Beach County, with the RFEI 27-501 open to qualified design-build prime contractors through November 18, 2026. The Authority is structuring the procurement as a full Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) integrated delivery model with long-term operation and maintenance, meaning bucket conveyors and related internal conveying equipment are embedded in requests for qualifications and proposals rather than appearing as discrete line items. Prospective vendors should expect that bucket-conveyor specifications will be negotiated as part of larger waste-processing system designs during the RFQ and RFP phases following the current Letters of Interest phase. An Industry Day with facility tours is scheduled for December 10, 2026, providing an opportunity for equipment suppliers to understand system integration requirements and support their prime-contractor partners.