UNSPSC 12352324: Calcium HC, chemical pool product

Calcium hypochlorite is an inorganic compound with formula Ca(OCl)2. It is the main active ingredient of commercial products called bleaching powder, chlorine powder, or chlorinated lime, used for water treatment and as a bleaching agent.

UNSPSC 12352324 Calcium HC, chemical pool product is a Commodity code capturing swimming pool and water treatment chemical supplies that state and local governments procure for facility maintenance, treatment operations, and compliance with health and safety standards. Recent opportunities show municipalities, counties, school districts, and special-purpose water authorities purchasing calcium hypochlorite tablets and granules, sodium hypochlorite solutions at various concentrations, calcium hypochlorite shock treatments, and related pool maintenance chemicals delivered on as-needed or contract-term bases. The issuing bodies span city parks and aquatic centers (City of Austin, City of Tucson, City of Dallas, City of Detroit, City of Palo Alto), school districts (Pinellas County Schools, Marion County Schools, Parkway School District), county parks systems (Milwaukee County), and water treatment authorities (Clean Water Services, City of Griffin). Scopes range from blanket purchase orders for multiple product line items with annual volumes estimated at $35,000 to $311,000-plus, to specialized splash-pad and pool-filtration system servicing requiring certified technicians and daily maintenance logs. Vendors routinely compete on unit pricing, delivery speed (48-hour or next-day performance is standard), and geographic presence; many jurisdictions mandate F.O.B. Destination freight-included pricing and require vendors to maintain local storefronts or warehouses with walk-in parts availability.

The recent activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, California, Georgia, Colorado, Illinois, Connecticut, Alaska, and the Pacific Northwest. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Detroit's RFQ 550972 (sodium hypochlorite 12.5% solution for six recreation facilities, quotes due October 27, 2026, with Detroit-based business equalization credits of one to five percent), the School Board of Pinellas County's RFQ 25AM018 (swimming pool chemicals for five school locations, firm discount pricing, approximately $35,000 annual value, bids due February 11, 2026), the City of Austin's IFB 2200-BYS1058 (calcium hypochlorite tablets and granules for water treatment operations, estimated 10,000 pounds of tablets and 16,300 pounds of granules annually, bids due August 11, 2026, with local and small-business preferences of up to 5 percent), and Milwaukee County's IFB (nine line items including sodium bicarbonate, calcium hypochlorite shock, bulk sodium hypochlorite, and filter media totaling estimated annual cost of $311,892.80, bids due May 25, 2026). Most contracts are one-year initial terms with renewal options and allow price adjustments at renewal tied to Consumer Price Index or Producer Price Index indices.