UNSPSC 72141602: Right of way cutting service

The building and cutting of right of ways owned by others

UNSPSC 72141602 Right of way cutting service is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes vegetation management and right-of-way clearing work typical of transportation maintenance operations. However, the recent opportunities tagged to this code—all from Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART)—are predominantly electrical and mechanical component procurements unrelated to cutting or vegetation work: LED signal assemblies (yellow, red, and green light variants at 8-inch and 5.5-inch diameters for wayside signals), electric motorized drive derail operators, circuit breakers, frequency converters, batteries, air filters, lubricants, cleaner/degreaser sprays, push-button switches, voltage transducers, and related transit equipment. One opportunity from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) soliciting A&E on-call land surveying services for District 8 is also present but represents only one of 23 recent records and involves survey work rather than right-of-way cutting. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated purpose.

DART dominates all recent activity under this code, issuing roughly 20 purchase order solicitations between February and July 2026 through its BONFIRE procurement system. The sole non-DART opportunity is Caltrans' District 8 land surveying RFP with SOQs due July 14, 2026, estimated at $2,428,285 to $3,945,963 over a four-year on-call contract through July 2031. DART's procurements are straightforward goods purchases with IFB-equivalent bid structures, FOB Destination terms mandatory (freight included), Net 30 payment, and strict delivery timing requirements; vendor failure to meet delivery schedules is grounds for rejection and default termination. Texas law governs DART contracts with venue in Dallas County. Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas (DART in Dallas) and California (Caltrans in San Bernardino and Riverside counties). The code exhibits low signal relevance for right-of-way services businesses; pursuit would require verification that a tagging error has not occurred.