UNSPSC 78131810: Industrial material warehousing

In a warehouse environment material handling is commonly defined as the movement, protection, storage and control of materials and products throughout manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption and disposal. The process incorporates a variety of manual, semi-automated and automated equipment and systems.

UNSPSC 78131810 Industrial material warehousing (Commodity) covers climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled storage, receiving, picking, packing, shipping, and deployment logistics for state and local government inventories—including medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, emergency response materials, durable medical equipment, records (paper, microfilm, digital media), and specialized equipment requiring facility infrastructure such as loading docks, security systems, and pest management. State and local buyers under this code include health and human services agencies, departments of children and family services, water development boards, and county procurement offices. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted the most recent activity, issuing three versions of an IFB for San Antonio warehouse services supporting the Department of State Health Services (HHS0016767, HHS0016767V2, and HHS0016767V3, with response dates of June 8, 2026, August 26, 2026, and October 13, 2026, respectively), each requiring minimum 10,000 square feet climate-controlled and 25,000 square feet non-climate-controlled storage operated 24 hours daily with five or more loading docks. A parallel Texas IFB (HHS0017028) solicited up to 75,000 square feet of climate-controlled space in Austin for durable medical equipment storage and deployment, due May 1, 2026. All Texas solicitations mandate HUB subcontracting plans with 26 percent VetHUB utilization goals and firm fixed pricing; historical spend for comparable Texas services totaled $3.797 million (June 2021–July 2026).

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Illinois, and New Mexico. Illinois issued an RFI for 36,000 square feet of warehouse space in Springfield for the Department of Children and Family Services (26416CMSLEAS4B52136, due May 20, 2026) and a Notice of Award to Springfield Partners III, LLC for a 20,699-square-foot lease to support the Department of Human Services at $1,552,218.01 (Lease L6587, completed August 31, 2026). Bernalillo County, New Mexico, solicited off-site records storage and handling services via RFP 50-26-SS (due May 30, 2026), requiring minimum 3,000 cubic feet expandable to 8,000 cubic feet for paper, microfilm, microfiche, magnetic tape, and digital media, with response times from one hour to 48 hours. The Texas Facilities Commission issued an RFP on behalf of the Texas Water Development Board for 8,288 square feet (1,788 office, 6,500 unconditioned warehouse) with specialized utility infrastructure in the Austin metropolitan area (RFP 303-8-20830, proposals due March 24, 2026). Pricing structures typically employ annual per-square-foot rates, hourly labor rates, and transportation unit costs; contract terms generally run one to five years with renewal options. Insurance requirements are standard across jurisdictions: $1 million commercial general liability, $1 million professional liability, $1 million commercial automobile liability, and workers' compensation.