UNSPSC 23281703: Sand blasting machine

A metal surface treatment machine that uses sand at high pressure to remove impurities on the product surface.

UNSPSC 23281703 Sand blasting machine, a Commodity code, covers equipment and machinery used for abrasive surface preparation in industrial and municipal maintenance operations. State and local governments procure sandblasting equipment and related services primarily through water treatment authorities, municipal public works departments, and cooperative purchasing vehicles that aggregate demand across multiple jurisdictions. The work being solicited includes on-site and off-site sandblasting and coating services for equipment such as pumps, valves, and process components, with contractors meeting standards set by the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) and compliance with approved coating specifications. Issuing bodies span city departments (particularly water and wastewater treatment utilities), state cooperative purchasing organizations, and independent school districts; cooperative purchasing vehicles like Sourcewell expand market reach by bundling demand across multiple public entities and jurisdictions.

Geographic activity centers on Arizona (particularly Phoenix's Water Services Department) and multi-state cooperative procurement vehicles administered through Minnesota (Sourcewell). The City of Phoenix Water Services Department issued IFB-26-0284 for sandblasting and coating services on a five-year contract with a due date of May 14, 2026, requiring contractors to demonstrate five years' operational history, maintain $2,000,000 Commercial General Liability insurance, comply with DBE requirements under 49 C.F.R. Part 26, and provide 48-hour response times with one-week completion windows. Sourcewell's RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment, posted May 12, 2026 with a June 16, 2026 deadline, establishes a contracting solution for multiple equipment categories available to participating entities across Washington State, multiple counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima), and hundreds of public agencies nationwide; sandblasting machinery may fall within this broader equipment procurement framework. A third solicitation from Klein Independent School District (RFP #26-101 for Career Technical Education and Advanced Academics, due June 5, 2026) shows limited relevance to sandblasting equipment procurement, indicating this code sees focused but narrow activity in municipal water treatment contexts rather than broad state and local adoption.