UNSPSC 22101908: Cardboard band drain or wick drain

A type of equipment used to improve weak foundation comprised of vertically inserted columns sunk into porous soil to promote drainage through capillary tube action of card-board which is paper inserted into weak foundation by means of pressure.

UNSPSC 22101908 Cardboard band drain or wick drain is a Commodity code with no recent relevant activity among the state and local opportunities shown. Of the nine recent solicitations posted under or tagged with this code from April through October 2026, none describe procurement of cardboard band drains, wick drains, or related drainage-stabilization geotextiles. Instead, the opportunities span storm drainage infrastructure (concrete pipes, catch basins, inlets, and manholes), sanitary sewer mainline repairs and extensions, pavement rehabilitation, roof repairs, roundabout construction, and park drainage grading improvements. The code's nominal scope—prefabricated geotextile drainage materials used to stabilize and dewater soft soils in foundation work—does not align with any of these projects as described in the solicitation summaries.

The mismatch suggests either that state and local procurement offices are tagging broader drainage and infrastructure work under this commodity code without procurement activity specific to band drains or wick drains, or that the opportunities flagged do not represent the actual buying pattern under this code. No issuing bodies, geographic concentrations, or representative recent opportunities for cardboard band drains or wick drains can be drawn from the source material. Business development professionals should verify whether this code continues to see active state and local procurement separate from the general infrastructure work shown here, and, if so, pursue alternative sources to identify relevant recent opportunities.