UNSPSC 40101601: Blowers

UNSPSC 40101601 Blowers is a Commodity code encompassing industrial and commercial blower equipment that state and local governments procure for wastewater treatment, aeration, water recycling, fish hatchery operations, and facility maintenance. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring centrifugal blowers, rotary lobe blowers, positive displacement blowers, cabinet-type air blowers, and confined space entry equipment—often as OEM-specific replacements tied to existing infrastructure or specialized treatment processes. Issuing bodies include county utilities departments, municipal water districts, city wastewater and environmental services divisions, state fish hatcheries, school districts, and transit authorities. Buyers frequently pursue sole-source or single-source procurements with authorized manufacturers' representatives when existing equipment is installed and regulatory compliance or operational continuity depends on compatible parts and service. Competitive ITBs and RFPs also occur when jurisdictions are replacing equipment or establishing on-call maintenance contracts.

Geographic activity spans Florida (Brevard County, Collier County, Palm Beach County), North Carolina (Charlotte), California (Los Angeles County), Georgia (Savannah), Texas (Dallas-area school districts and state agencies), and Minnesota-Washington cooperative purchasing frameworks. Representative recent solicitations include Collier County's single-source procurement with Gardner Denver Nash for Hoffman, Lamson, and Invincible centrifugal blowers and parts supporting wastewater treatment (Notice of Intent, August 2026); the City of Tampa's intent to single-source Howden Roots rotary lobe blowers and services (July 2026); Marion County, Florida's ITB for installation of three positive displacement blowers with electrical work and decommissioning (ITB 26B-103, due July 9, 2026); West Basin Municipal Water District's RFP for on-call pump and motor repair and replacement services across recycled water facilities with a $1 million, two-year not-to-exceed value and SBE/LBE/VOBE incentives (RFP RFPTH0143, due October 1, 2026); and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's IFB for a cabinet-type industrial air blower for Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery (IFB 802-26-76015, due April 7, 2026). Set-aside programs vary by jurisdiction; West Basin explicitly offered SBE/LBE/VOBE incentives, while most sole-source notices do not reference set-asides.