UNSPSC 12164701: Antiseptic additive

A substance that discourages the growth of microorganisms. It is added to food, medicines and other products to prevent decomposition of the product.

UNSPSC 12164701 Antiseptic additive is a Commodity code representing chemical additives used in municipal water and wastewater treatment systems. State and local procurement under this code centers on corrosion and odor control chemicals, disinfectants, and treatment compounds delivered to public water and wastewater facilities on recurring supply contracts. The issuing-body mix spans city water departments, municipal wastewater treatment systems, county water utilities, and special-purpose authorities managing water and wastewater infrastructure. Recent solicitations come from mid-sized and larger cities with active treatment operations, including recurring buyers such as the City of Tallahassee, City of Cocoa, City of St. Petersburg, and City of Dublin. Work being solicited includes liquid sodium hypochlorite and ferric chloride for disinfection and coagulation; magnesium hydroxide slurry for hydrogen sulfide and corrosion control; sodium bisulfite, sodium chlorite, and chlorine dioxide generation systems for odor and corrosion management; and aluminum sulfate compounds for primary and secondary treatment stages. Contracts typically run 12 months with renewal options extending two to five additional years, priced on per-unit or per-dry-ton bases with firm pricing for the initial term and CPI-indexed adjustments thereafter. All products must meet NSF 60/61 certification and AWWA standards, with 72-hour delivery windows and 24/7 emergency response requirements increasingly common.

Geographic activity clusters in Florida (Tallahassee, Cocoa, St. Petersburg, Indian River County) and Texas (Edinburg, Temple, Dallas), with additional recent opportunities in Georgia (Griffin, Milledgeville, Dublin), Connecticut (Manchester, Meriden), Arizona (Tolleson), and California (Santa Cruz, Milpitas). The City of Edinburg's September 2026 ITB for annual water and wastewater chemicals—requesting NSF chlorine, aluminum sulfate, ammonium sulfate, sodium chlorite with chlorine dioxide generation, and copper sulfate in estimated quantities totaling millions of pounds and 24 drums of polymer—exemplifies the scale and complexity typical of city-level procurement under this code. The City of Cocoa's September 2026 ITB for liquid sodium hypochlorite delivery to six facilities with 5% local preference and NSF 60/61 certification reflects the recurring, standardized commodity nature of this work. The City of Tallahassee's June 2026 rebid for magnesium hydroxide slurry across a 1,000-mile wastewater collection system with firm-fixed-price structure and performance bonds demonstrates multi-year, infrastructure-scale engagement. Smaller jurisdictions and special districts also participate; Clackamas County Water Environment Services in Oregon issued an RFQ for as-needed chemical supply, and the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County solicited truck-wash cleaning chemicals with specific phosphoric acid and sodium hydroxide composition requirements. Response deadlines in the most-recent block cluster in May and June 2026, with several rebids and addenda amendments indicating competitive repricing cycles within the municipal water sector.