UNSPSC 78121602: Weighing services

UNSPSC 78121602 Weighing services is a Commodity code. State and local governments use this code to procure measurement and calibration services for industrial-grade scales and weigh systems, including maintenance, repairs, and compliance verification against metrological standards. The Florida Department of Transportation's statewide weigh station scale maintenance RFP illustrates the core work: preventative maintenance, system upgrades, repairs, and calibration services for Weigh-in-Motion (WIM), Virtual Weigh-in-Motion (VWIM), and Static Scale Systems at 50+ highway locations statewide, with all technicians required to hold manufacturer certifications and ensure equipment operates within NIST Handbook 44 and ASTM E1318 standards. The scope encompasses both routine maintenance structured as unit pricing per location and optional services including hourly charges for heavy duty test trucks, repairs, and sensor installations. Contracts typically run five years with renewal options and require substantial performance bonds—in the FDOT case, $2.5 million—reflecting the safety-critical nature of highway weigh systems. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state transportation and highway departments as primary users, though the recent opportunities block shows limited geographic and jurisdictional breadth overall.

The Florida Department of Transportation appears as the dominant recent buyer under this code, having posted two closely related RFPs for statewide weigh station scale maintenance services between May and June 2026. The first RFP (RFP15978, posted May 18, 2026) closed with technical proposals due June 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST and price proposals due June 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST, with award posted June 23, 2026; a revised timeline (Solicitation IN16288, posted June 16, 2026) compressed the price proposal opening to June 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST with intended award the same day. Both solicitations required proposers to hold manufacturer certifications, maintain a $2.5 million performance bond, and carry general liability insurance of $200,000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence, with proposals evaluated on a 100-point technical score and 10-point price score (70-point technical minimum required). The contract offered a five-year base term with a potential three-year renewal. The frequent FDOT activity in June 2026 reflects active highway infrastructure procurement in Florida, though the source does not support current activity in other states or broader geographic distribution. The code shows narrow recent issuing-body concentration around a single state agency and a single commodity category—highway weigh system maintenance—with no documented recent opportunities from other jurisdictions or divergent weighing-service use cases.