UNSPSC 72141702: Construction equipment rental or leasing service

A service involving the rental or leasing of construction equipment

UNSPSC 72141702 Construction equipment rental or leasing service, a Commodity code, encompasses on-call and routine rental of heavy equipment, aerial lifts, specialized processing machinery, and fleet vehicles with or without operators for municipal public works, utilities, flood control, waste management, and emergency response operations. State and local buyers under this code range from county public works departments and transportation authorities to cities, state departments, and special-purpose districts; Orange County, California appears as a repeat buyer with multiple active solicitations for temporary HVAC rental, heavy equipment with operators, and equipment rental without operator services, while other frequent buyers include state departments, city public works agencies, and regional transit authorities soliciting equipment across diverse operational needs.

Recent opportunities reveal substantial activity across multiple states and jurisdictions. The County of Orange, OC Public Works, solicited temporary HVAC rental services (IFB0803046104EL2, due October 1, 2026) encompassing chillers, cooling towers, and generators with 24/7 emergency response and prevailing wage compliance; the City of Fort Worth issued an RFP for equipment rental (solicitation 260324, due October 15, 2026) covering aerial lifts, forklifts, and earthmoving equipment on an as-needed basis with a mandatory 30 percent small business participation goal; the County of Orange also bid heavy equipment rental with operators (IFB0803025403RN, due April 27, 2026) valued at $2,775,000 across three years for excavators, dozers, and loaders with 24/7 availability and five percent preference for Orange County Local Small Businesses; Hillsborough County, Florida, solicited a mobile trommel screen rental (ITB2600403, due September 28, 2026) estimated at $600,000 over five years for waste processing backup capacity; the State of Maine requested quotations for new compact and medium crawler excavators (RFQs due September 11, 2026); Harris County issued an ITB for construction equipment services (due September 14, 2026); the County of Sacramento pursued full-service operating leases for dozers and landfill compactors (due July 22, 2026); the State of Georgia leased a rubber tire backhoe (RFP due September 10, 2026); the Orange County Transportation Authority bid small equipment rental (IFB250254, estimated at $100,000 annually through April 30, 2027); and the State of Connecticut solicited equipment and labor rental for roadway construction (ITB26PSX0142, due August 18, 2026). Recent geographic concentration appears heaviest in California, Texas, Florida, and select Northeast and Upper Midwest jurisdictions, with activity spanning county, city, state, and regional authority issuing bodies pursuing both competitive sealed bids and RFPs with response rates and contract terms varying widely by procurement type and operational scope.