UNSPSC 12165200: Water treatment

Water treatment including potable water, desalinization water, and deionized water.

UNSPSC 12165200 Water treatment is a Class code encompassing the range of chemical treatment products, specialized equipment, and operational services that state and local water and wastewater utilities procure to manage potable water quality, wastewater processing, and biosolids handling. Recent state and local opportunities reflect demand for granular activated carbon, treatment polymers and coagulants (aluminum chlorohydrate, liquid emulsion polymer, sodium hydroxide, sodium hypochlorite), specialized diffuser and aeration equipment, membrane systems, dissolved air flotation components, SCADA and controls upgrades, laboratory analysis services, and ongoing facility operations and maintenance. Issuing bodies span water and wastewater utilities at the municipal, county, and special-district level—including city water departments, county utilities, regional wastewater authorities, school districts (for their treatment systems), and state environmental agencies. Florida municipalities (City of DeBary, City of Holly Hill, City of Scottsdale, City of Pompano Beach, Collier County, Orange County, Columbia County Water) and other state and local utilities across Georgia, Maryland, Arizona, Texas, Oregon, New Jersey, and Massachusetts have posted treatment solicitations. The mix includes repeat institutional buyers such as municipal water departments and county utilities, each operating multiple treatment facilities and generating recurring chemical and equipment procurement activity.

Representative recent opportunities range from specialized sole-source chemical procurements—such as Holly Hill's MicroC 2000 supplemental carbon and Polydyne FBS 10910 wastewater polymer—to major capital projects like Pompano Beach's ITB27-001 for nanofiltration facility buildout (due November 2, 2026, $20 million estimated construction cost, requiring prime contractor experience on at least two municipal membrane treatment plants exceeding $20 million each), Orange County's Y26-748 SCADA upgrades and PLC replacements at East Water Reclamation Facility (estimated $14.3 million, bids due August 31, 2026), and Clackamas County's BID 2026-78 aeration basin refurbishment at Tri-City Water Resource Recovery Facility (due November 10, 2026, $3.7 million engineer's estimate, prevailing wage, M/W/ESB Good Faith Effort required). Smaller operational procurements include Collier County's countywide chemicals ITB 268705 (annual historical spending approximately $4 million, bids due November 13, 2026) covering 29 chemical line items for three water treatment and two wastewater plants, and Scottsdale's RFP 27RFP114 for column cleaning chemicals and standby operator services at Central Groundwater Treatment Facility (due November 16, 2026). Activity is concentrated in the Southeast (Florida especially), Southwest (Arizona), and Mid-Atlantic (Maryland, Georgia), with scattered opportunities in the Pacific Northwest and Texas. Competition is typically open, though several sole-source notices signal specialized product monopolies; prevailing wage requirements apply to federally funded water main replacement and facility construction work.