UNSPSC 78121601: Freight loading or unloading

UNSPSC 78121601 Freight loading or unloading, a Commodity code, covers the physical movement and handling of cargo — loading, transporting, and unloading goods and materials for state and local agencies. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying freight services for emergency materials, election equipment, irrigation components, dredged material, containers, and bridge structures, with labor and equipment bundled into fixed unit or hourly rates covering the full logistics chain from pickup through delivery.

The issuing-body mix includes state environmental and transportation departments, county and city procurement offices, school districts, and special-purpose authorities. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, California Department of Water Resources, Maryland Environmental Service, City of Detroit, City of DeBary, and Bibb County Schools all posted freight-related bids in the past four months. Geographic activity clusters in California (Department of Water Resources container transport, Franchise Tax Board shipping across 15 statewide locations), Minnesota (pedestrian bridge transport), Maryland (clay hauling), Florida (irrigation equipment), Michigan (election equipment), and Georgia (materials handling). Representative recent opportunities include the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources RFB 2027-300 for loading, transport, and unload of a 70-foot steel truss pedestrian bridge from Grand Meadow to Frontenac State Park (bids due October 7, 2026), the California Department of Water Resources IFB for side-lifting and roll-off container transport services statewide for flood-fight materials (bids due July 8, 2026), and the City of Detroit RFQ for election furniture and equipment transportation from the Department of Elections facility to polling locations throughout the city (quotes due October 1, 2026 with mandatory pre-bid September 24, 2026). Insurance requirements typically run $1 million commercial general liability per occurrence, with some solicitations requiring performance bonds equal to 33 percent of contract price or higher. No incumbent vendors are named across the opportunities reviewed.