UNSPSC 24101722: Chain conveyors

UNSPSC 24101722 Chain conveyors (Commodity) encompasses rental and maintenance services for overhead hoists, chain hoists, electric rigging equipment, and related material-handling systems that state and local governments purchase for convention centers, municipal facilities, water districts, transportation departments, and specialized laboratory environments. Recent solicitations reflect active procurement of both equipment rentals with extended service terms and turnkey installation or replacement of hoist systems with comprehensive inspection and maintenance protocols, including load certification and warranty requirements aligned to OSHA and ASME standards.

Activity spans multiple issuing bodies and geographies. Orange County, Florida (Convention Center) issued IFB Y261019 on August 21, 2026, due September 3, 2026, for five-year rigging equipment rental across six lots, including 100 one-ton chain hoists, 150 half-ton and three-quarter-ton hoists, wire rope, slings, and black truss with Service Disabled Veteran enterprise preference and mandatory pre-bid webinar. The City of Tucson, Arizona, issued RFQ 230206 for annual crane and hoist maintenance across 14 city locations (33 pieces of equipment), with hourly labor rates for preventive maintenance and repair capped at $100,000 annually. Eastern Municipal Water District (Riverside County, California) issued RFP 3972 due September 3, 2026, for quarterly inspections and annual certifications of 48 overhead and mobile cranes. The City of Detroit Office of Contracting and Procurement issued RFQ 549183 due August 27, 2026, for hydraulic lift systems (14,500-pound capacity) with training and parts support, including Detroit-vendor equalization credit up to 12 percent. The Texas Department of Agriculture issued IFBs 5510001112 (July 17, 2026) and a re-solicitation 5510001145 (August 24, 2026) for hoist and trolley replacement at the Metrology Laboratory in Giddings, requiring 3-ton capacity dual-speed electric wire rope hoists, 26 percent HUB subcontracting goals, and one-year warranties. Recent opportunities cluster in Florida, Arizona, California, Michigan, and Texas, with activity spanning municipal transportation, water utilities, convention facilities, and state laboratory operations.