UNSPSC 12352302: Inorganic metal salts

UNSPSC 12352302 Inorganic metal salts, a Commodity code, covers the supply of chemical treatment products for municipal water and wastewater systems, fleet maintenance operations, and grounds care — work that state and local governments source through a mix of competitive sealed bids, requests for quotation, and invitations for bid on firm-fixed-price or requirements-contract bases. Recent solicitations show demand for wastewater treatment polymers, magnesium hydroxide slurry for corrosion and odor control, drinking water treatment chemicals, ice melt products in multiple formulations, brake cleaner, and lubricating oils, with delivery performance and NSF or equivalent product certification driving vendor qualification and award decisions.

Solicitations under this code come from county water and wastewater authorities, municipal utilities, transit authorities, and state procurement offices across the Southeast and selected other states. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an IFB on July 1, 2026 (due July 30, 2026) for solids dewatering and thickening polymer on a four-year annual contract, with mandatory bench-scale and full-scale testing by July 22, 2026 and award to the lowest responsive bidder meeting minimum performance requirements at three treatment facilities. The City of Tallahassee issued an IFB for magnesium hydroxide slurry supply beginning September 2026 on a five-year firm-fixed-price requirements contract (due June 16, 2026), with product certification to ANSI/NSF Standard 60 and local vendor preference available under Leon County business criteria. The City of Flowery Branch solicited chemicals for wastewater and drinking water treatment (ACH, caustic soda, bleach, fluoride, citric acid, and polymer) on a five-year contract beginning July 1, 2027, with a mandatory pre-bid meeting on March 24, 2026, bids due April 21, 2026, and current supplier pricing provided as baseline reference (ACH at $0.525 per pound, caustic soda at $0.279 per pound). The State of Rhode Island Division of Purchases issued an RFQ for master price agreement on bagged ice melt products (May 7, 2026 deadline) with 31 product line items including calcium magnesium acetate, liquid calcium chloride, and rock salt blends meeting -10F deicing performance. Pasco County, Florida solicited herbicides, fertilizers, and pesticides as-needed supplies to two maintenance facilities (IFB due June 16, 2026), requiring three years of prior experience and two comparable contracts. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority issued multiple urgent purchase orders for small-quantity consumables (brake cleaner, de-icer aerosol, ice melt compounds, and compressor oil) in January through March 2026, with response windows of one to seven days and FOB Destination pricing.