UNSPSC 78121604: Forklift rental or leasing service

The renting or leasing of forklifts to others.

UNSPSC 78121604 Forklift rental or leasing service, a Commodity code, describes short-term and long-term equipment rental agreements that state and local governments use to stock material handling capacity without capital investment. Recent solicitations show active procurement for forklifts across emergency response, corrections facilities, municipal operations, school district maintenance, and transportation authority fleets, typically bundled with delivery, operator support, maintenance, and fuel surcharges. The code draws from a mix of issuing bodies including state emergency management and corrections agencies, city public works departments, independent school districts, county transportation authorities, and municipal facility operators. Responses are structured as RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs with competitive evaluation on cost, past performance, qualifications, small-business participation, and ability to deliver within 24-hour response windows during emergencies or within normal business hours for routine operations.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and California. The Texas Division of Emergency Management (via the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division) posted RFP 304T-27-975M4.2 for Emergency Ground Support Equipment Rental due October 29, 2026, requiring a minimum of 50 forklifts across eight disaster regions with 24-hour on-call service, replacement capability, and a 2.0 percent service-disabled veteran utilization goal. The City of Fort Worth issued RFP 260324 for Equipment Rental due October 15, 2026, covering forklifts and related earthmoving equipment with a 30 percent small business participation goal and best-value scoring weighted toward cost, small business participation, qualifications, approach, and ability to meet city needs. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation posted IFB C5613623-D due September 28, 2026, for maintenance, inspection, calibration, and repair services for 53 forklifts and pallet jacks at two state prisons, with a 25 percent small business requirement and 5 percent small/micro business and DVBE preferences. The Orange County Transportation Authority re-competed IFB 250254 for small equipment rental services (bids due April 13, 2026) covering on-demand forklifts and related equipment across eight facility bases with 24-hour delivery and replacement requirements, estimated at $100,000 over one year. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted two simultaneous telehandler rental solicitations (IW252130 and IW252135, both June 16, 2026) for fiscal year 2027. San Antonio Independent School District issued multiple rolling requests for general maintenance services and equipment (RFP 26-013 series) on continuous, open-ended bases through August and October 2026, with no guaranteed minimum work and funding contingency.