UNSPSC 24112809: Cargo container

ISO cargo containers 20/40 ft is a prefabricated metal Structure designed for use as an individual shipping container in accordance with international standards for overseas shipping, designed to be mounted on a rail car as freight, or designed as an enclosed truck trailer.

UNSPSC 24112809 Cargo container is a Commodity-tier code representing metal shipping and storage containers—20-foot and 40-foot standard and high-cube units, specialized conversions (office containers with climate control and electrical systems, hazmat herbicide storage boxes), roll-off recycling and storage containers, and rental or purchase arrangements. State and local governments procure these containers for operational storage, field offices, emergency response staging, maintenance yard equipment protection, and specialized departmental functions including stormwater operations, parks management, and regulatory compliance storage. Recent solicitations show active purchasing across Texas state agencies, Florida counties, Illinois transportation districts, and municipal systems in Pennsylvania and Michigan, with mixed acquisition models spanning one-time purchases, requirements contracts with fixed annual ceilings, and multi-year supply agreements.

The issuing-body mix spans state transportation and criminal justice departments, county commissioners and parks authorities, city procurement offices, and specialized agencies such as state animal health and forest service divisions. Texas dominates recent activity—the Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas Animal Health Commission, Texas Department of Transportation, State Comptroller of Public Accounts, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice have posted four separate solicitations since June 2026. Pennsylvania (City of Philadelphia) has issued five micro purchase requirements contracts at $45,000 annual ceilings for sea box and high-cube storage containers between June and September 2026. Florida and California counties (Hillsborough, Sarasota, San Mateo) and Georgia municipalities (City of Augusta) round out the geographic spread. Representative opportunities include the Texas Animal Health Commission's October 22, 2026 IFB for a customized 40-foot high-cube container conversion into an office with electrical panel, HVAC, and plumbing (Solicitation 55427001); the Texas A&M Forest Service's October 30, 2026 IFB for two turnkey aviation operations offices with spray foam insulation, mini-split heat pumps, LED lighting, CAT6 networking, and five-year workmanship warranties (IFB-27-004); the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' May 15, 2026 ITB for a two-year supply contract valued at $146,685 covering new single-trip 20-foot and 40-foot Conex containers, office containers with air conditioning, and high-cube units for Fire Station delivery (ITB-26-00247); and the Illinois Department of Transportation District 3's August 10, 2026 small purchase for ten metal storage containers with Corten steel bodies, roll-up doors, and ten-year structural warranties across three maintenance yards (BidBuy Solicitation 26494DOTFINADB52233).