UNSPSC 48140103: Specialized hazard response robot

A robot that performs special-purpose tasks in special environments where it is dangerous for people to directly enter, such as work related to safety or responding to various disasters, disasters, fires, marine, space, nuclear power facilities, etc.

UNSPSC 48140103 Specialized hazard response robot is a Commodity code. State and local governments rarely solicit under this code for the product it nominally describes — the recent opportunities block shows no robotics procurement. Instead, the code draws environmental remediation, hazardous-materials abatement, and site-cleanup work that agencies tag inconsistently across UNSPSC hierarchies. The actual buying spans soil and groundwater remediation, lead and asbestos abatement, mold removal, landfill closure, TENORM decontamination, PCB excavation, and petroleum-product disposal — services that state environmental protection departments, cities, counties, and special-purpose districts issue as RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs when managing contaminated sites, brownfield redevelopment, disaster recovery, and regulatory compliance.

The issuing-body mix is broad and geographically dispersed. State environmental departments dominate recent activity — Kentucky issued multiple bids for landfill capping, TENORM remediation at the Winona Garrett Lease, and lead-soil abatement; Nevada solicited statewide remediation on an as-needed basis; Maine and Texas sought environmental professionals and remediation engineers. Cities and counties round out the pool: Atlanta (Chattahoochee Brick Company brownfield excavation and disposal, estimated $2.23 million); New Haven (PCB-contaminated concrete and soil removal at 198 River Street); Columbus, Georgia (EPA Multipurpose Brownfield Grant consulting); and Brazoria County, Texas (Hurricane Beryl debris removal from waterways). Harris County and Houston jointly solicited emergency chemical-spill response. School and higher-education bodies appear once — Sam Houston State University (hazardous waste disposal) and Collin College (weapons-range lead cleaning and brass collection). Geographic concentration is strongest in Kentucky (five opportunities) and Texas (three); secondary activity spans Georgia, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington state. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Dallas' 60-month ID/IQ contract for sand trap, grease trap, septic tank, and storm-vault cleaning and disposal (RFQ BX2600030801, due August 14, 2026); Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection's Central Kentucky Landfill closure with geomembrane liner, cap, and leachate-drain installation (RFB-16-27, due July 21, 2026); the City of Atlanta's prequalification and IFB for $2.23 million Chattahoochee Brick Company environmental remediation with a 35 percent SBE goal (PE66062NONST2026000000405, questions due July 31, 2026); and Nevada Division of Environmental Protection's statewide mitigation, assessment, and remediation services (RFP 70CNRS3900, proposals due August 11, 2026, with 1–2 percent DBE, MBE, and WBE goals).