UNSPSC 41111511: Truck or rail scales

UNSPSC 41111511 Truck or rail scales (Commodity) encompasses the supply, installation, maintenance, repair, and calibration of commercial weighing systems deployed by state and local waste management, transportation enforcement, and county operations. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying both new scale equipment and ongoing maintenance contracts—from the purchase and installation of above-ground deck truck scales with NTEP certification and integrated software systems, to quarterly or annual preventive maintenance, emergency repair services, and compliance calibration against Florida Weights and Measures Law and NIST Handbook 44 standards. The issuing bodies are primarily county waste authorities and solid waste departments (Escambia County Waste Services, Orange County OC Waste & Recycling, Tooele County Solid Waste), municipal procurement offices (City of Philadelphia), state transportation and enforcement agencies (Texas Department of Public Safety), and special-purpose waste authorities (Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County). Escambia County has posted the same Perdido Landfill and Palafox Transfer Stations scale maintenance ITB three times in rapid succession (June, July, and August 2026), signaling difficulty in vendor recruitment or responsiveness within the required 300-mile service radius of Pensacola, Florida.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida (Philadelphia-area Pennsylvania), Utah, and Texas. Representative opportunities include the City of Philadelphia's RFQ for Deck Scale Maintenance (due October 8, 2026, annual contract value up to $99,000 through June 2027 with three optional one-year renewals); Escambia County Waste Services' ITB for annual maintenance and repair of five truck scales across two facilities (Perdido Landfill and Palafox Transfer Station)—three Fairbanks and two Rice Lake Survivor models—requiring a vendor within 300 miles capable of 4- to 6-hour emergency response and three annual preventive maintenance visits (most recent due date August 12, 2026, 36-month base term with two 12-month renewal options); Orange County, California's IFB for maintenance and repair of fourteen scales across three landfills and four hazardous waste collection centers, structured as a usage contract with tiered hourly labor rates and parts markups and requiring California Department of Food and Agriculture RSA licensure (due May 15, 2026, effective June 25, 2026 for one year with four optional renewals); and Tooele County Solid Waste's IFB for supply and installation of two 70-foot, bidirectional deck scales with NTEP certification, RFID readers, traffic control gates, and 25-year load cell warranties (due June 25, 2026, delivery approximately December 2026). The Texas Department of Public Safety procured two semi-portable axle weighing systems and custom trailers for roadside motor vehicle enforcement under IFB 40526R0004253 (closed April 30, 2026, requiring NTEP Class IIII certification and three state agency references).