UNSPSC 31251501: Electric actuators

UNSPSC 31251501 Electric actuators, a Commodity code, covers electrically powered control devices used in municipal water, wastewater, and facility automation systems — including positioners, butterfly valve actuators, slide gate operators, and pantograph assemblies that integrate with SCADA and process control infrastructure. State and local buyers source these actuators and replacement parts for routine maintenance, capital equipment upgrades, and emergency repairs at treatment plants, pump stations, and correctional facilities. Water utilities and wastewater treatment authorities dominate procurement activity, with occasional solicitations from city departments, transit authorities, and special districts purchasing components for critical operational systems.

Recent activity clusters in the South and Southwest. The City of Phoenix Water Services Department has issued two multi-year competitive bids for electric actuators, parts, and accessories (IFB-26-0274 and IFB-26-0343, both responding to maintenance and replacement demand across multiple municipal water and wastewater facilities through contract periods running to February 2031). Seminole County, Florida and the City of Plant City, Florida are pursuing sole-source procurements for REXA actuators, citing proprietary hydraulic technology and existing infrastructure compatibility; Seminole County's SS5253 (due June 1, 2026) seeks parts for wastewater plant repairs through sole distributor PRO-CO, while Plant City's IFB 26-038UM-NOI (due April 14, 2026) targets an estimated $29,580 actuator system replacement for flow control standardization. The City of Austin posted IFQ 1100 BAS1093 (due June 16, 2026) requesting two POSITIONER DVC 6200 microprocessor-based positioner units compatible with HART and fieldbus protocols. Gwinnett County, Georgia solicited bids for 108-inch slide gates (IFB BL044-26, due May 1, 2026) for finished water storage at its Lanier Filter Plant. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority bid out a pantograph actuator subassembly (part 2098909) on the BONFIRE platform (due April 28, 2026). A Florida county issued RFI OPN2132136F1 (due May 20, 2026) testing competitive alternatives to incumbent Limitorque-brand actuators in wastewater operations. Geographic concentration spans Texas, Arizona, Georgia, and Florida, with secondary activity in Maryland (Maryland Environmental Service's generator replacement project at a correctional facility, due June 16, 2026, tangential to the electric actuator scope).