UNSPSC 24112804: Flatrack freight container

Flatracks are especially suited for heavy loads or cargo that needs loading from the top or sides, such as pipes and machinery. Includes collapsible and non-collapsible containers with or without walls. Flatracks are especially suited for heavy loads.

UNSPSC 24112804 Flatrack freight container is a Commodity code tracking the purchase of shipping containers—primarily 20-foot and 40-foot standard and high cube units—by state and local governments for storage, temporary office space, and operational equipment housing. State and local buyers including city procurement departments, county transportation agencies, state purchasing offices, and special-purpose districts (parks departments, departments of criminal justice, technical colleges) are actively soliciting new containers, used containers, rental agreements, and customized configurations including office modules with HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems. Recent opportunities also include container accessories such as bridge fittings, roof shelters, and add-on modifications like double doors, insulation, ventilation, and climate control.

Activity clusters in Texas and California, with recent solicitations from the State of Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (IFB 304T-26-100A1 for statewide delivery of mixed container configurations, bids due July 23, 2026), TxDOT Yoakum District (bids due July 20, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (micro purchase due May 20, 2026), and San Mateo County Parks Department (Informal RFP 2026-RFP-Informal-00582 for three 20-foot containers with local business preference, proposals due July 2, 2026). Philadelphia issued three separate requirements-contract micro purchases for storage containers and rentals (most recently B2727560 for a 40-foot high cube container, quotes due July 21, 2026; B2727445 for sea box storage containers, due July 9, 2026; and B2727374 for a 20-foot rental, due June 26, 2026). Other recent buyers include Hillsborough County (ITB-26-00247 for a two-year container supply valued at $146,685, bids due May 15, 2026), the City of Tampa (RFQ 26-P-00281 for three 40-foot containers, April 24, 2026, and RFQ 26P00265 for a custom roof shelter, April 15, 2026), the City of Fort Worth (RFQt 260174 for a 40-foot container office, April 20, 2026), and the City of Dallas (Informal solicitation for freight and cargo containers, March 24, 2026). Contract ceilings where disclosed range from $45,000 for single-unit micro purchases to $146,685 for multi-year supply agreements.