UNSPSC 40101703: Evaporative coolers

UNSPSC 40101703 Evaporative coolers (Commodity) covers installation and supply of evaporative cooling units that state and local governments procure for facility upgrades, maintenance stations, event support, and educational buildings. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring wall-mount and gable-mounted evaporative cooler units with integrated controllers and installation services, often bundled with related HVAC work such as exhaust fan and ceiling fan installations. The issuing bodies include state transportation departments, school districts, municipal facilities departments, and special-purpose transit authorities. Work ranges from single-building retrofits at maintenance facilities to multi-building campus installations at secondary schools, with contractors responsible for labor, materials, delivery, rigging, permitting, and site restoration.

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) represents the most active recent buyer under the code. In March 2026, Caltrans issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB 32A0687) for five wall-mount evaporative cooler units with controllers and wall-mount structures plus exhaust fans and ceiling fans at an Ukiah maintenance facility, with bids due March 24, 2026; the same month, Caltrans released an Invitation for Price Quote (IFPQ 06A3269) for removal and replacement of five evaporative coolers at the Madera Maintenance Station (estimated contract value greater than $5,000 but not exceeding $461,000), quotes due March 18, 2026, with work to commence June 2, 2026. Houston Independent School District posted RFP 270003 in June 2026 for complete HVAC chiller replacement at three school campuses including McCollum High School, Harlandale High School, and Gillette Elementary, with proposals due July 29, 2026, and completion required by December 31, 2026. Trinity Metro (Fort Worth Transportation Authority) included outdoor-rated swamp coolers for evaporative cooling in RFP 26-T011 for special event amenity rentals in February 2026, with responses due March 5, 2026. The code shows activity concentrated in California (Caltrans) and Texas (Houston ISD, Trinity Metro).