UNSPSC 25101901: Agricultural tractors

UNSPSC 25101901 Agricultural tractors is a Commodity code that encompasses new and used utility tractors in the 60–145 horsepower range, leased or purchased by state departments, county governments, cities, and airport commissions for roadside maintenance, mowing, and grounds operations. State and local buyers are now soliciting tractors in two primary transaction types: multiyear leases with guaranteed operating-hour tiers and hourly overages (Missouri Department of Transportation, South Dakota Department of Transportation), and single-unit or small-batch purchases with firm delivery deadlines and manufacturer warranties (Illinois Department of Transportation, multiple Georgia cities and counties, Colorado Parks and Wildlife). Evaluation criteria commonly weight cost at 40–50 percent, parts and service dealer proximity at 10–15 percent, and past performance of makes, models, and servicing dealers at 15 percent, with secondary weight on warranty terms and compliance with technical specifications. Enclosed cabs with air conditioning and heat, Category II or III three-point hitches, hydraulic remotes in the 16–26 GPM range, and PTO horsepower ratings between 56 and 130 are standard across recent solicitations; some buyers specify exact makes (John Deere 5090E in Butts County, Georgia; Kubota in Colorado) while others invite manufacturer-equal alternatives. Transacting bodies span state transportation and natural-resources departments, county road-and-bridge departments, city public-works and grounds divisions, and special-purpose districts such as airport commissions; no single jurisdiction appears more than twice in the recent posting window.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast (Georgia cities and Butts County posting multiple tractor RFQs and ITBs between May and July 2026) and Upper Midwest (Missouri, South Dakota, and Illinois state departments posting lease and purchase solicitations between March and June 2026). The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the largest recent procurement—a statewide lease spanning six operational districts across four horsepower bands with delivery required between October 2026 and September 2029, bids due August 17, 2026, and multiattribute scoring favoring cost (50 points), parts-and-dealer network (15 points), and past performance (30 points combined). The Illinois Department of Transportation solicited 34 new agricultural tractors across Districts 2–9 with specifications tailored by district and a June 23, 2026 bid deadline. City-level and county-level solicitations typically target single units with firm 30–60 day delivery windows and local-preference provisions; Bainbridge, Georgia applied a 2 percent local preference for Decatur County businesses, and Butts County encouraged but did not mandate small, local, veteran-owned, and female-owned business participation.