UNSPSC 25101609: Sludge or sewage handling trucks

UNSPSC 25101609 Sludge or sewage handling trucks is a Commodity code covering vehicles purpose-built or equipped for transporting liquid waste, biosolids, and wastewater byproducts from treatment facilities and collection points to disposal or processing sites. State and local governments buy these under this code when they operate wastewater systems, environmental service entities, or specialized waste-management fleets, though the recent opportunities block shows limited direct solicitation activity aligned with the code's nominal scope. The Maryland Environmental Service has posted two liquid sludge hauling procurements (IFB 1262625 and IFB 1262665) in April and May 2026 requiring tanker-equipped vehicles to transport wastewater from multiple treatment plants in Maryland, and one raw sewage hauling opportunity (IFB 1262415) in January 2026 for Stevenson University in Baltimore County. These represent the concrete recent activity under the code—transportation service contracts where specialized tanker vehicles are the core asset. Beyond those three opportunities, the recent-opportunities block contains numerous police vehicle upfits, emergency command vehicles, utility task vehicles, pickup trucks, autonomous mowers, bookmobiles, and other passenger or specialty vehicles that do not align with sludge or sewage handling. Issuing bodies in the recent record include state environmental agencies (Maryland Environmental Service) and educational institutions (Stevenson University), with no county or municipal water authorities, special districts, or transit authorities visible in the opportunities tied to this code.

The geographic spread of relevant activity is concentrated in Maryland, where the Maryland Environmental Service has conducted multiple sealed-bid procurements for liquid sludge and raw sewage hauling across wastewater treatment plants in Washington, Frederick, and Baltimore Counties. No opportunities in other states appear in the recent block under this code. If pursuing this code, focus on state environmental service divisions, county wastewater authorities, and university facilities in Maryland and neighboring Mid-Atlantic jurisdictions, and monitor Maryland Environmental Service for recurring annual or multi-year hauling contracts that use per-gallon or per-load unit pricing structures typical of the two most recent opportunities (responses due June 29, 2026 and May 26, 2026 as sealed bids through the MES Procurement Portal).