UNSPSC 24112802: Open top freight container

An open top container has an open top covered by a tarpaulin instead of a solid roof. This enables oversized (i.e. door opening) cargo such as timber and scrap metal to be loaded from the top. These containers normally have end doors to give flexibility to loading and discharging operations.

UNSPSC 24112802 Open top freight container is a Commodity code that encompasses standard and customized shipping containers sourced by state and local government agencies for storage, field operations, hazardous material containment, and temporary facilities. State and local procurement offices are currently acquiring 20-foot, 40-foot, and high-cube variants—both new one-trip units and used containers—with specifications ranging from bare metal boxes to fully finished office conversions equipped with HVAC, electrical panels, insulation, flooring, and climate control. Recent solicitations show state departments, counties, cities, and special-purpose districts purchasing containers for maintenance yards, parks, fire stations, and specialized uses such as herbicide storage and aviation operations facilities. Texas agencies dominate current activity, with the Texas Animal Health Commission, Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas Department of Transportation, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice all soliciting under this code in the past four months. The City of Philadelphia has issued multiple micro-purchase RFQs for sea box storage and freight containers on recurring cycles. Hillsborough County, Florida; San Mateo County, California; the City of Tampa, Florida; the Illinois Department of Transportation; Sarasota County, Florida; the City of Augusta, Georgia; and the City of Taylor, Michigan have also posted recent opportunities.

Activity spans the continental United States with particularly dense solicitation in Texas and Florida, supplemented by activity in California, Illinois, Michigan, and Georgia. Representative current opportunities include the Texas Animal Health Commission's IFB 554-27-001 for a customized 40-foot high-cube cargo container office conversion with bathroom, electrical panel, and HVAC, bids due October 22, 2026; Texas A&M Forest Service's IFB-27-004 for two 40-foot high-cube shipping container offices fully equipped with spray foam insulation, mini-split heat pumps, electrical service, CAT6 infrastructure, and workstation configurations, bids due October 30, 2026; the City of Philadelphia's recurring micro-purchase RFQs for sea box storage containers under requirements contracts capped at $45,000, with response dates ranging from June through September 2026; Hillsborough County's ITB-26-00247 for a two-year shipping container supply contract with an estimated value of $146,685.00, bids due May 15, 2026; and the City of Augusta's ITB 27-105 for roll-off recycling and storage containers in 20-yard, 30-yard, and 40-yard capacities with one-year initial term and four one-year renewal options, bids due September 22, 2026.