UNSPSC 12164509: Anticaking agent

A substance used in such things as table salt to keep the product from forming lumps, making it better for packaging, transport, and for the consumer.

UNSPSC 12164509 Anticaking agent is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this code—the recent solicitation activity shows no purchases of anticaking agents. Instead, water utilities, municipalities, school districts, and county governments are procuring water treatment chemicals (chlorine compounds, caustic soda, aluminum sulfate, sodium permanganate, sodium fluoride, phosphate blends, muriatic acid, quicklime, and soda ash), swimming pool chemicals (calcium hypochlorite, sodium bicarbonate, cyanuric acid, pool filter media), and wastewater treatment chemicals (bleach, citric acid, fluoride compounds, polymers) under this code. The issuing bodies span municipal water departments, county utilities, city parks and recreation programs, school districts, and regional water authorities across multiple states.

Recent solicitations show water treatment as the dominant procurement category. The City of Meriden, Connecticut issued ITB B026-55 for water treatment chemicals (due June 25, 2026) covering seven line items including calcium hypochlorite, caustic soda, aluminum sulfate, sodium permanganate, sodium fluoride, and phosphate blend with one-year terms and Build America Buy America Act compliance required for certain chemicals. Sarasota County issued a Quick Quote for muriatic acid (HCl 31.5%) for its Bee Ridge Water Reclamation Facility (due May 12, 2026). The City of Jackson, the City of Griffin (Georgia), and the City of Flowery Branch (Georgia) all posted water treatment chemical solicitations between April and May 2026 with NSF and AWWA certification requirements. Pool chemical procurement appears secondary but active: Greenville County, South Carolina issued two RFPs (26100 and 26073) for pool chemicals and maintenance services across twelve county facilities, and the Pinellas County School District and City of St. Petersburg both solicited pool chemicals in February and March 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Sarasota, Hillsborough, Orange, Osceola, Pinellas counties and multiple cities), Georgia (Griffin, Jackson, Flowery Branch), South Carolina (Greenville County), Texas (Lubbock), Connecticut, and Oregon (Salem). The code mismatch signals either miscoding at the source or a secondary tier classification; anticaking agents do not appear in any recent opportunity, making this code poorly aligned with current state and local procurement demand for chemical treatment products.