UNSPSC 20143703: Subsea buoyancy equipment or module

Equipment used to assist in reducing deep water pressures and increasing the uplift of buoyancy of subsea installations, modules or components

UNSPSC 20143703 Subsea buoyancy equipment or module is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers water infrastructure equipment, well systems components, and related repair and maintenance services rather than true subsea applications. State and local governments are acquiring these items and services primarily through counties and special-purpose water districts. Hillsborough County in Florida solicited maintenance and installation of Wet Well Wizard aeration systems—proprietary equipment that introduces dissolved oxygen into wastewater and reduces grease formation and hydrogen sulfide across municipal lift stations and wet wells—under a sole-source ITB for $5.371 million over five years, estimated at $13,350 per unit for 60 to 80 units annually. Broward County issued an open-end indefinite-quantity contract for new well column pipes (6, 8, 10, and 12-inch diameters) conforming to ASTM A53 Grade B Schedule 30 steel with fusion-bonded epoxy coating, with SBE and CBE procurement preferences and local-vendor preferences available. Hillsborough County also procured water well maintenance and repair services for 67 irrigation and potable wells across multiple county parks and recreational facilities under a two-year ITB estimated at $688,073, requiring licensed water well contractors and comprehensive insurance.

Recent solicitations are concentrated in Florida and Georgia, with activity also reported in California, Oregon, and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple states. The Athens-Clarke County Unified Government in Georgia issued an IFB for direct replacement of a 16-inch automatic strainer at the North Oconee Water Reclamation Facility (estimated budget $125,000 to $175,000, bids due June 12, 2026), and the City of Bend, Oregon solicited RFP engineering services for the River Well #1 Renewal Project (approximately $525,000 for design and permitting support, proposal deadline May 20, 2026). Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative also posted an electrical supplies renewal contract estimated at $4.854 million over two years, and the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management sought on-call commercial diving services for infrastructure inspections and maintenance across wastewater and drinking water systems under an IFB with a July 24, 2026 deadline. The code shows active procurement in municipal water and wastewater operations, with preference programs and local-vendor preferences frequently applied; however, the recent opportunities mix genuine water system equipment and services with tangentially related procurements, suggesting variable alignment between the code's nominal scope and actual usage patterns at the local level.