UNSPSC 24141506: Tarpaulins

UNSPSC 24141506 Tarpaulins (Commodity) encompasses tarping equipment, components, and materials for waste management and temporary shelter applications. State and local governments procure automatic tarping machines for landfill operations, replacement spools and fabric components for existing tarping systems, and temporary fabric structures for institutional facilities. The County of Orange, OC Waste & Recycling, has been the primary recent buyer, soliciting both capital equipment (automatic tarping machines equipped with diesel engines, hydraulic systems, and wireless controls) and consumable components (40-foot seamless steel spools capable of holding multiple 150-foot by 40-foot tarps). Mt. San Antonio Community College District has also entered the market with procurement for large tension fabric tent structures featuring aluminum frameworks and PVC-polyester fabric rated for specific wind speeds and temperature ranges. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue sought janitorial and operational supplies through a separate ITB that included tarps within a broader consumable category, suggesting the code may capture miscellaneous applications beyond dedicated tarping equipment.

Recent activity concentrates in California, where the County of Orange posted two IFBs in 2026: IFB 2993136802JDW for two Automatic Tarping Machines (40-foot Generation III units) with a September 30, 2026 response deadline, and IFB 2992805202JDW for fifty tarp spools (posted August 20, 2026, with a February 26, 2025 response date indicating a data-entry anomaly) requiring seamless steel construction and distribution across three landfill sites. Mt. San Antonio Community College District's RFQ 2026-070 for large tension fabric tent structures (posted August 13, 2026, due July 6, 2026) reflects institutional capital procurement under the broader tarpaulin category. The County of Orange opportunities carry County Board of Supervisors approval thresholds at $200,000 annually or $1 million cumulatively and offer a 5 percent preference deduction (capped at $100,000) to County of Orange Local Small Business or Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise certified bidders. Hillsborough County's ITB (posted July 7, 2026) estimated contract value at $765,679.84 for one year, though that solicitation bundled tarps within broader janitorial supplies rather than isolating tarping-specific procurement.