UNSPSC 12162800: Friction reducers

UNSPSC 12162800 Friction reducers is a Class code that captures chemical additives and treatment products used by state and local governments to manage wastewater infrastructure, vegetation, and industrial processes. State and local buyers under this code are procuring water-treatment chemicals (ferrous salts and bioxide compounds for odor and corrosion control), herbicides and adjuvants for vegetation management, and unspecified industrial chemicals. Issuing bodies include state departments of criminal justice and enterprise services, city water utilities, and transportation agencies. The work spans chemical supply contracts, both as discrete procurement for ongoing consumption and as indefinite-delivery agreements where quantities are determined on an as-needed basis.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in Texas and Washington. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services posted a competitive RFP in July 2026 for vegetation management and related products—liquid and dry herbicides, aquatic herbicides, adjuvants, surfactants, and ornamental products—with bids due August 20, 2026; historical annual spending under similar vehicles ranges from $914,419 to $3.87 million, split primarily between state agencies (45.33%) and counties (45.11%). The City of Dallas issued an IFB in May 2026 for a thirty-six-month indefinite-delivery sewer odor and corrosion control service contract (estimated value $10 million) requiring injection of ferrous iron salt, ferrous chloride, and bioxide additives into wastewater infrastructure, with responses due June 26, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted two separate chemical solicitations (IW254710 due July 15, 2026, and IW254710A due July 29, 2026) but did not specify chemical types or contract values in either posting. Set-asides and preferences appear in Washington (small business and veteran-owned business reserved awards, PCB-free cost reductions) and Dallas (SBE participation goals under the DRIVE policy and local vendor preferences).