UNSPSC 26101717: Engine heaters

UNSPSC 26101717 Engine heaters (Commodity) covers standby power generation equipment, backup generators, and related electrical power infrastructure that state and local governments procure to support critical facility operations, emergency response, and uninterrupted service delivery. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show a mix of generator supply-and-installation projects, emergency maintenance service agreements, and related electrical equipment and repairs spanning backup power systems for public facilities, water and wastewater treatment infrastructure, and transportation fleet maintenance. Issuing bodies include county governments (Columbia County and Clayton County, Georgia; Broward County, Florida; Lee County, Florida), city procurement offices (Dallas), regional authorities (Georgia World Congress Center Authority), state procuring bodies using cooperative purchasing vehicles (South Dakota through Sourcewell), and transit and port authorities. The code encompasses both capital equipment acquisition and ongoing preventive and emergency repair services, with contracts structured as fixed-price supply agreements, three-year indefinite-quantity service price agreements with 24/7 response requirements, and annual motor repair contracts covering tear-down, rewinding, bearing replacement, vibration testing, and component analysis.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Florida, and South Dakota. Columbia County, Georgia issued a competitive bid (Solicitation PE63600NONST2026000000260) for emergency backup generators at three county facilities—the Exhibition Center, Fire Station 16, and Building C at the Government Complex—with a mandatory pre-bid meeting on June 17, 2026, and electronic bids due July 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET; bidders must hold a State of Georgia General Contractor's License and a Columbia County Business License, post a bid bond of at least 5% of the lump sum bid amount, and execute performance and payment bonds of 100% of contract value within ten days of award. The City of Dallas posted an ID/IQ service agreement (BT2600029808) for three-year emergency generator maintenance and repair services with bids due May 15, 2026, requiring factory certification to service Kohler, Magnum, Cummins/Onan, Winco, Generac, Olympian, and Caterpillar standby generators; 24/7 emergency response with two-hour on-site arrival; and compliance with Dallas's 10.10% Developing Regional & Inclusive Vendor Enterprises participation goal. Broward County Transportation Department posted TRN2132053B1, an open-end indefinite-quantity contract for Cummins engine and chassis system repair services across multiple bus models, closing June 1, 2026; Sourcewell issued a South Dakota RFP (26RFP062326) for electrical power generation equipment with associated supplies and services, due June 23, 2026. Clayton County Water Authority in Georgia solicited motor repair services (Bid 2026-GS-03) covering tear-down, diagnosis, bearing replacement, motor rewinding, and vibration testing for electric motors across water and wastewater facilities, with bids due March 6, 2026; the CCWA awarded multiple contracts and offered a ten percent bid discount for Small Local Business Enterprise firms located in Clayton County.