UNSPSC 40101702: Cooling exchangers

UNSPSC 40101702 Cooling exchangers (Commodity) addresses the procurement of heat-exchange equipment that state and local governments buy for HVAC system installations, replacements, and maintenance across facilities ranging from correctional institutions and airports to schools, county offices, and emergency operations centers. Recent state and local solicitations show that cooling exchangers are procured as components within broader HVAC system acquisitions—chiller plant upgrades, air handling unit replacements, and pre-conditioned air systems—rather than as standalone commodity purchases. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Military Department, Georgia Department of Driver Services), county governments (Williamson County Texas, Hancock County Mississippi, Hall County Georgia, Montgomery County Pennsylvania), city procurement offices (Dallas, Austin, Norwalk), school districts (Houston ISD, Parkway School District), and airport authorities (Dallas Love Field). Texas state agencies and Williamson County appear as repeat buyers, with multiple HVAC modernization projects posted across the first half of 2026. The work solicited under this code includes equipment procurement bundled with installation and commissioning services; representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017634 (posted July 13, 2026, due July 28, 2026) for HVAC components and refrigerants serving Austin State Supported Living Center under a one-year blanket order estimated at $50,000, and Williamson County's competitive sealed proposal 26RFCSP30 for CPA Chiller Plant Update (posted April 21, 2026, due April 21, 2026) with a $810,000 construction budget encompassing pump, expansion tank, and chiller replacement at Cedar Park Annex.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas (dominant volume, including TDCJ multi-unit procurements and Williamson County capital projects), Georgia (state driver services HVAC replacements and Atlanta BeltLine maintenance contracts), and scattered activity in Florida, Mississippi, Oregon, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and California. The geographic spread reflects both large-state capital programs and smaller jurisdictional maintenance cycles. Cooling exchanger procurement appears strongest when bundled with broader mechanical systems work—chiller plant upgrades at correctional facilities and government office complexes drive the highest-value opportunities, typically in the $50,000 to $810,000 range per project. Solo cooling-exchanger-only purchases are uncommon in the recent record; most opportunities frame the work as part of turnkey HVAC replacement, testing, balancing, and commissioning services with firm fixed pricing and extended warranties (two to five years on compressors, one to two years on parts and labor). Prevailing wage compliance and performance/payment bonding at 100 percent of contract value are standard for construction-scale work. Set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises appear inconsistently—some solicitations (Texas HHSC, Oregon Military, Atlanta BeltLine) reference HUB, DBE, or MBE participation goals; others do not. Response deadlines in the active pipeline cluster around late July and August 2026.