UNSPSC 24102501: Plant equipment spare parts and accessories

Plant equipment spares and accessories is a spare part, spare, service part, repair part, or replacement part, is an interchangeable part that is kept in an inventory and used for the repair or refurbishment of failed units/equipment. Spare parts are an important feature of logistics engineering and supply chain management, often comprising dedicated spare parts management systems.

UNSPSC 24102501 Plant equipment spare parts and accessories (Commodity) covers generator equipment, spare parts, maintenance services, and installation work that state and local governments procure to keep backup power systems operational. Recent solicitations show substantial demand for both generator hardware—standby units ranging from 25 kW to 3,500 kW, diesel and natural-gas fueled, with automatic transfer switches and load bank testing capability—and ongoing maintenance and repair services structured as fixed-price preventive maintenance contracts, emergency call-out arrangements, and warranty coverage extensions. Florida, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Colorado, California, and Oregon have posted active opportunities in the past quarter; Florida and Texas municipalities show the heaviest recent activity, with multiple overlapping solicitations from cities, counties, and water utilities.

Issuing bodies span the full range of state and local customers: city and county procurement offices (Volusia County School Board, City of St. Cloud, City of Atlanta, City of Phoenix, City of Fort Worth, New Smyrna Beach Utilities, Collier County, City of Lubbock, Seminole County, Henry County, Town of Parker), state departments (Illinois Department of Transportation, Michigan Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Nevada Office of the Military, Oregon Military Department), water and wastewater districts (Eastern Municipal Water District, City of Fort Worth Water Department), school districts (Atlanta Public Schools, California independent school districts), state accident insurance funds, and transit/special-purpose authorities (Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Events DC/Washington Convention and Sports Authority, State Accident Insurance Fund Oregon). Representative opportunities include the School Board of Volusia County's March 2017 ITB for five 125 kW emergency generators with trailers (MTS738BC); City of Phoenix's October 2026 IFB for preventive maintenance, testing, and repair of over 300 industrial generators ranging 35 kW to 3,500 kW across nine city departments (IFB-26-0395, offers due October 23, 2026); City of Fort Worth Water Department's RFP for submersible pump and generator service on an indefinite-quantity, as-needed basis (RFP 26-0322, proposals due November 5, 2026); and Collier County's ITB for generator maintenance and repair covering portable and stationary units from multiple manufacturers at capacities 7 kW to 2,000 kW (ITB 26-8618, bids due March 24, 2026, with estimated historical annual spending of $1.5 million countywide). Maintenance contracts typically span one to five years with optional renewals, require 24/7 emergency response (often within one to four hours), mandate OEM parts and factory-certified technicians, enforce parts and labor markups (commonly 10–20 percent), and include load bank testing, fuel polishing, oil analysis, and automatic transfer switch servicing. Set-asides and preferences vary by issuing body—disadvantaged business enterprise, small business enterprise, women-owned business enterprise, veteran-owned business, and local-vendor preferences appear in several Texas and Florida procurements, while Illinois and Kentucky apply state business and resident preferences where applicable. Geographic spread includes Florida (St. Cloud, Tampa, Volusia, Seminole, Collier, New Smyrna Beach), Texas (Bryan, Lufkin, Conroe, Fort Worth, Lubbock, Denton, San Angelo), Georgia (Atlanta, Henry County), Illinois (District 3 Ladd and Sycamore yards), Michigan (99 pump stations, Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Wayne counties), Colorado (Town of Parker), California (multiple school districts and water utilities), Oregon (Salem 17th Street Armory, two SAIF facilities), Nevada (six military facilities in Reno, Carson City), Kentucky (statewide), and the District of Columbia.