UNSPSC 25172500: Tires and tire tubes

UNSPSC 25172500 Tires and tire tubes, a Class code, encompasses procurement of new tires across all vehicle classes—automobiles, light trucks, transit buses, heavy-duty trucks, and off-road equipment—along with related services including mounting, balancing, repair, retreading, disposal, and emergency roadside assistance. State and local buyers range from city public works and fleet management departments to county transportation systems, transit authorities, school districts, state departments of transportation, and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show steady activity across multiple issuing bodies, with no single buyer dominating; repeat activity appears among Florida jurisdictions, Connecticut municipalities, Georgia cities, and Texas agencies, though the code sees geographically distributed use.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast (Florida, Georgia) and Northeast (Connecticut, Massachusetts), with significant recent procurement in the Midwest (Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan) and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Jackson County, Missouri seeking a 24-month term contract for off-road, agricultural, industrial, and specialty tires and maintenance (due August 18, 2026); the City of Pittsburgh soliciting tire purchases under IFB with delivery and freight costs included in F.O.B. Destination pricing and DBE participation goals of 18 percent for MBEs, 7 percent for WBEs, 5 percent for VBEs, and 3 percent for LGBTQIA+ businesses (due July 2, 2026); Madison County Mass Transit District procuring tire leasing for 42 and 28 heavy-duty transit buses on a three-year base term with two optional one-year renewals, submitted electronically through Bonfire (due March 17, 2026); Northside Independent School District, the fourth largest school system in Texas, issuing IFB 2026-050 for school bus and light truck tires with pricing as percentage discounts from catalog with delivery prepaid FOB destination (due March 3, 2026); and Collier County, Florida issuing an ITB for tires and tire services with grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration, a Local Vendor Preference set-aside, and DBE requirements, with the County historically spending approximately $400,000 annually on tire products and $23,000 on tire services (due March 17, 2026). Several Florida and Massachusetts solicitations show minimal available detail, limiting full scope characterization.