UNSPSC 24102301: Bar code guided automatic guided vehicle

A type of Automatic Guided Vehicle, or AGV consisting of a computer controlled wheel based load carrier that runs on the plant floor in a defined path controlled by bar codes.

UNSPSC 24102301 Bar code guided automatic guided vehicle is a Commodity code that sits at the lowest tier of the taxonomy. State and local governments procure under this code to source automated material-handling systems that use barcode guidance for movement within facilities — primarily warehousing, distribution, maintenance yards, and similar operations where goods or equipment require systematic routing and tracking. Recent state and local solicitations under this code, however, show little activity aligned with the code's nominal scope. The source contains no direct opportunities for barcode-guided AGVs; instead, the twenty-two recent opportunities posted between April and October 2026 are overwhelmingly traffic signal infrastructure work — construction, maintenance, cabinets, communications equipment, and engineering services for municipalities and counties. The mismatch suggests that procurement offices may be applying this code incorrectly, or that barcode-guided AGV activity in state and local procurement is currently dormant.

The recent opportunities actually being posted under this code reflect traffic signal modernization, a priority for cities and counties across Texas, Colorado, and Florida. Issuing bodies include city transportation and public works departments (Brownsville, Phoenix, Fort Worth, Dallas, Detroit, Temple, Boulder), county governments (Pasco, Harris, Cameron), and transit authorities (Utah Transit Authority). Representative recent work includes the City of Brownsville's 12th Street Traffic Signal Improvement Project (IFB, sealed bids due October 29, 2026) for signal modernization funded through federal Surface Transportation Block Grant–Metropolitan Mobility funds; Pasco County's four-pole, box-span traffic signal installations at two intersections (IFB, sealed bids due June 16 and October 27, 2026); the City of Phoenix Water Services' conveyor system equipment procurement (IFB-25-0748, sealed offers due May 23, 2025) spanning 185 components; and the Utah Transit Authority's Request for Information on Connected and Automated Vehicle solutions (RFI 26-04053PP, responses due August 13, 2026). Geographic spread is concentrated in Texas (Brownsville, Fort Worth, Dallas, Temple, Houston area), with secondary activity in Florida (Pasco County), Colorado (Boulder), Arizona (Phoenix), Utah (Salt Lake), and Oklahoma. This code shows little relevant recent activity for actual barcode-guided AGV procurement.