UNSPSC 78121603: Freight fee

This is a fee charged for transferring goods.

UNSPSC 78121603 Freight fee (Commodity) covers transportation logistics and delivery charges that state and local governments attach to procurement of goods and services, and the recent opportunities show this code capturing an unusually mixed set of transactions ranging from irrigation system installation fees to emergency statewide courier services to vessel delivery. The code appears to function as a catch-all for freight and logistics line items embedded in larger procurements rather than a standalone transportation service buy, as evidenced by opportunities tagged under it but primarily scoped for other work—Rob Sullivan Park irrigation improvements (City of DeBary, Florida, IFB 0315, bid due April 2015), emergency courier and vaccine-transport logistics for the Illinois Department of Public Health (November 2026 response), and transit shelter procurement by Broward County Transportation Department (IFB TRN2133001B1, due October 23, 2026). The code also surfaces in purchases narrowly focused on freight—the State of Nevada's request for quotes on impact attenuators (IFQ 80DOTS4043, due November 16, 2026) and bulk motor fuels with delivery for the City of Austin (IFB 7800MLJ1046, due October 29, 2026)—suggesting inconsistent tagging practices across issuing bodies.

Issuing bodies include state transportation and public-health departments, county environmental and transit authorities, cities, and school districts spanning Florida, Texas, Nevada, Michigan, Illinois, and South Carolina. Recent activity concentrates in Florida (DeBary, Broward, Volusia, Seminole counties and municipalities), Texas (Austin, Waco, DPS), and Nevada, with additional active procurement across Illinois, Michigan, and South Carolina. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Austin's IFB for bulk motor fuels delivery (approximately 5 million gallons annually across 130 tank locations, firm pricing for market differentials over a 24-month initial term with three optional 12-month extensions), Broward County's open-end contract for transit shelters with FTA-funded Buy America certification requirements (pre-manufactured units and site furnishings, 112-day maximum production lead time, initial one-year term with three optional renewals), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled warehouse storage and transportation for DSHS in San Antonio (minimum 10,000 square feet climate-controlled and 25,000 square feet non-climate-controlled, $3.797 million historical annual value, initial term November 29, 2026 through August 31, 2027 with three optional one-year renewals), and the Illinois Department of Public Health's emergency procurement for statewide courier and vaccine-transport logistics (due November 2026). The code shows no shortage of activity, but the mismatch between abstract code definition and actual scope—where freight is secondary to the primary deliverable—signals potential tagging drift and may reduce precision in forecasting or targeting procurement spend.