UNSPSC 31171704: Friction gears

UNSPSC 31171704 Friction gears is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers the supply and replacement of specialized industrial gearboxes and speed-reduction equipment used in water treatment, recycling, and municipal facility operations. The code shows limited but concrete recent activity centered on water districts and county utilities purchasing exact-specification gearboxes and related assemblies to maintain and upgrade pumping and motor systems. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include municipal water districts, county boards of commissioners, and county utilities departments — typically entities managing recycled water systems, water reclamation facilities, and public infrastructure where industrial-scale motor and pump systems require high-reliability gear drives and replacement parts.

West Basin Municipal Water District in Los Angeles County posted RFP RFPTH0143 in October 2026 for on-call pump and motor repair, rebuilds, and replacement services across eight recycled-water and pumping facilities, with a not-to-exceed contract value of $1,000,000 over two years; while this opportunity spans broader motor and pump work, it illustrates the operating context in which friction gears are specified. More directly, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITQ ITQ2600239 in April 2026 seeking two Dodge Torque-Arm II heavy-duty speed reducers and four taper bushing kits (exact part numbers specified, no substitutes) for delivery to its Northwest Water Reclamation Facility in Tampa, Florida, with a project estimate of $30,400 and a May 8, 2026 quote deadline. Recent activity under the code concentrates in Florida and California, with water and wastewater infrastructure as the primary procurement driver.