UNSPSC 78121600: Material handling services

UNSPSC 78121600 Material handling services is a Class code that encompasses transportation, logistics, and relocation services for goods, equipment, and materials. State and local governments procure material handling work to support school consolidations, facility moves, park maintenance, waste collection and transfer, and emergency medical transport. The issuing bodies span school districts, city and county departments, and specialized government agencies, with recent activity driven by school consolidations and capital facility projects requiring logistics coordination.

Recent opportunities show material handling solicitations concentrated in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast. The Corvallis School District (Oregon) issued an RFP on March 16, 2026, due March 31, 2026, for moving services to relocate staff, materials, and equipment from two closing schools during a summer consolidation, with evaluation criteria including relevant experience, team capacity, MWESB certification status, and cost. The City of Santa Fe issued an RFP on February 13, 2026, for household hazardous waste collection and transportation services at the Buckman Road Recycling and Transfer Station, covering treatment, storage, disposal, and community event support with a prior-year volume of approximately 51.4 tons collected. The City of DeBary, Florida issued a competitive bid on April 13, 2026, for irrigation system improvements involving material and equipment installation at Rob Sullivan Park with an Engineer's estimated cost of $90,000 and 45-calendar-day completion timeline. The City of Madison Police Department issued an RFP on January 29, 2026, due February 27, 2026, for 24/7 emergency transport service to move behavioral health patients between facilities with a $150,000 initial contract budget. These opportunities reflect diverse material handling work—school moves, hazardous waste logistics, equipment installation, and specialized patient transport—executed across multiple jurisdictional types with varying complexity and duration.