UNSPSC 12161901: Anti foaming agents

UNSPSC 12161901 Anti foaming agents is a Commodity code that encompasses chemical additives and related products used by state and local jurisdictions for vegetation management, industrial operations, and institutional maintenance. Recent solicitations under this code include surfactants, adjuvants, and specialized chemicals such as disinfectants, degreasers, and floor wax formulations supplied to state agencies, counties, municipalities, and correctional facilities. Issuing bodies soliciting under the code include state departments (Washington State Department of Enterprise Services, Michigan Department of Corrections), and the underlying purchaser base spans state agencies, counties, special districts, and municipal public works operations managing highways, city streets, forestry areas, nurseries, and institutional facilities.

Washington State Department of Enterprise Services posted RFP 12225RFP on July 7, 2026 to establish a statewide cooperative purchasing vehicle for vegetation management products, with proposals due August 20, 2026. The solicitation covers three contract categories—WSDOT Tested Products, Related Vegetation Management Products, and Utility Vegetation Control Products—with historical annual spending ranging from $914,419 to $3.87 million and four-year cumulative spending of approximately $7.77 million across state agencies (45.33%), counties (45.11%), and special districts (9.64%). In Michigan, the Department of Corrections through Michigan State Industries solicited bulk chemicals for institutional operations via RFP 260000001172 (posted February 12, 2026, proposals due March 2, 2026), procuring nineteen chemical products including disinfectants, degreasers, and floor wax; Arrow Chemical Products, Inc. (Kalamazoo, MI) was recommended for award at $2,193,557.10 and Austin Sales Group, Inc. (Fraser, MI) at $928,732.27 for the initial three-year term. Recent activity concentrates in Washington and Michigan, with the code seeing active demand from state procurement offices managing cooperative contracts and institutional supply chains.