UNSPSC 40000000: Distribution and Conditioning Systems and Equipment and Components

This segment includes systems, devices and components used to control the movement or conditioning of air, gases or fluids. This segment also includes equipment and components used in plumbing, air cooling or heating (HVAC).

UNSPSC 40000000 Distribution and Conditioning Systems and Equipment and Components, a Segment code, covers the equipment, parts, and services state and local governments buy to maintain and upgrade heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and related building-systems infrastructure across facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts, counties, cities, and special-purpose districts purchasing HVAC unit replacements, preventive maintenance contracts, refrigeration servicing, chilled-water plant upgrades, and associated controls and ductwork installation on both one-time and open-ended as-needed bases. San Antonio Independent School District and Northside Independent School District in Texas have each posted continuous, open-ended general maintenance solicitations under the code with August response dates; Detroit Community School is seeking three Trane HVAC unit replacements with a July 24 proposal deadline; and Broward County Water & Wastewater Services is requesting open-end HVAC and refrigeration maintenance and replacement services with a July 23 response date and a 25 percent Broward County Business Enterprise participation goal.

Activity spreads across Texas (San Antonio and Northside school districts), Michigan (Detroit, Lansing, Pellston, and Gaylord school districts; Ada County courthouse), Connecticut (Meriden, Fairfield, Enfield, and Killingly municipalities), Florida (Broward County), Maryland (Charles County for a design-build wastewater treatment plant standpipe and upgrade project; Calvert County for HVACR installation and repair; St. Mary's County schools for chilled-water plant replacement), Ohio (Harris County for Hardy Senior Center HVAC renovation with a $651,819 budget), Oklahoma (Oklahoma State University for Hamm Institute planned maintenance), Rhode Island (DCAMM chiller replacement at Shepard Building), Utah (Orem water reclamation facility prequalification; Deseret Public Infrastructure District wastewater extension), Georgia (Cherokee County schools for HVAC upgrades), and Pennsylvania (Montgomery County police training facility air handling unit replacement). Representative opportunities include Broward County Water & Wastewater Services' open-end HVAC and refrigeration maintenance and replacement contract with bids due July 23, 2026 under a Best Value evaluation including responsiveness, pricing, and compliance with CBE participation goals; Harris County's $651,819 HVAC system and building envelope renovation at Hardy Senior Center with sealed proposals due June 8, 2026 under competitive sealed bidding weighted 50 percent on price and 50 percent on qualifications, experience, safety, and methodology; and the Rhode Island Department of Administration's chiller replacement at the Shepard Building in Providence with a July 1 quote deadline, a non-mandatory June 11 pre-bid conference, and a 15 percent MBE participation goal.