UNSPSC 24111509: Water bags

UNSPSC 24111509 Water bags, a Commodity code, describes consumable water containment and delivery products that state and local governments procure for operational, emergency response, and facility support needs. Recent solicitations show that agencies buy bottled drinking water in small portable formats (16.9-ounce bottles in cases of 24), bulk potable water in larger containers (5-gallon and 1-gallon formats), water dispensers with maintenance and delivery services, and related supplies for fire rescue operations, emergency management centers, and multi-department distribution. The issuing bodies include county commissioners' offices, municipal governments, and special-purpose district cooperatives. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners is a repeat buyer under this code, soliciting both bottled drinking water and janitorial and operational supplies that include water-related products. The work requires authorized distributors capable of meeting compliance standards (21 CFR Part 165 for drinking water, EPA-accepted methods for potable water testing), maintaining shelf-life and expiration-date documentation, offering rapid delivery windows (five to ten business days standard, emergency delivery within five business days in some cases), and coordinating logistics to multiple secure facilities including fire stations and emergency operations centers.

Recent activity spans Florida, Texas, and the Pacific Northwest. Hillsborough County, Florida, issued Invitation to Bid ITB-26-00181 for bottled spring drinking water (16.9-ounce bottles, cases of 24) with an estimated contract value of $109,450.00 and a response date of March 31, 2026; the same county issued ITB-26-00319 for janitorial and operational supplies (including water products) to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, estimated at $765,679.84, due July 24, 2026. The City of San Antonio, Texas, solicited annual water bottle services citywide under RFx 6100019423 (due June 22, 2026) encompassing 5-gallon purified water containers, 1-gallon distilled water, plastic cups, and dispenser rentals with maintenance and delivery. The County of Orange, California, Sheriff-Coroner issued a competitive bid solicitation (MA2976301MB2) for potable water inspection and testing services at emergency operations and correctional facilities on a quarterly basis with as-needed wastewater testing, due March 10, 2026, with a firm fixed-fee structure and three-year initial term. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, issued RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment on behalf of participating Washington county entities (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties), with responses due June 16, 2026; though nominally a law enforcement equipment solicitation, this does not align closely with water bags' scope.