UNSPSC 30181601: Soap dish

Dish, fixed or otherwise, to hold soap in bath tub, shower, or sink.

UNSPSC 30181601 Soap dish (Commodity) does not reflect the actual procurement activity recently posted under this code. State and local solicitations tagged with this code overwhelmingly concern building renovation and construction services — bathroom and restroom remodels, fixture replacement, plumbing and finishes work — rather than the soap dish product itself. The issuing bodies span municipalities, county water authorities, transit authorities, universities, and special-purpose districts, with recent bids posted from Georgia, Florida, and Texas jurisdictions. Work scopes include complete interior renovation of restroom and bathroom facilities, installation of plumbing fixtures including low-flow toilets and showerheads, epoxy flooring, tile work, mirrors, partitions, grab bars, and sanitizer dispensers. Representative recent solicitations include the City of St. Marys, Georgia IFB for a women's bathroom and locker-room renovation at the Coast Guard Station (bids due October 6, 2026) encompassing plumbing, electrical, fire protection, and finish work; the City of Pembroke Pines IFB for restroom renovations at five park locations (bids due September 1, 2026, amended from July 21) with an estimated contract value of $310,000 and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance; and the Lee County Port Authority RFB for non-public restroom remodels at Southwest Florida International Airport (bids due April 23, 2026) involving epoxy flooring and mirror and partition replacement at twelve restroom locations.

The code shows activity concentrated in Florida and Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas. Most recent opportunities are IFBs or RFBs for restroom and bathroom interior renovation and fixture installation at public facilities — municipal departments, county water authorities, parks, airports, and higher-education institutions. Bidders typically must demonstrate minimum experience (three to five years) with similar restroom renovation projects, carry performance and payment bonds, and comply with prevailing wage requirements where applicable (Davis-Bacon for federally funded projects, state prevailing wage where state or local funding applies). A number of solicitations include local vendor preferences, Section 3 or HUB/VetHUB subcontracting mandates, and pre-bid meetings or mandatory site visits. The clustering of restroom and bathroom renovation work under a commodity code nominally titled "Soap dish" signals a classification mismatch; the code does not appear to serve its intended purpose in the state and local procurement universe.