UNSPSC 40101714: Absorption chiller heater

A type of refrigeration unit with a boiler installed within the device which enablesboth cooling and heating by forming chilling cycles - evaporating, absorbing, recycling and condensing. It generally uses water as a refrigerant and LiBr solution as an absorbent.

UNSPSC 40101714 Absorption chiller heater (Commodity) encompasses chiller equipment replacement, maintenance, repair, and rental services that state and local governments procure to support heating and cooling infrastructure across facilities ranging from school buildings to county administrative offices and university campuses. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers treating this code as a vehicle for both replacement of aging chillers and ongoing preventative and emergency maintenance contracts, often bundled with cooling tower, pump, and water treatment components. Work scopes span turnkey equipment installation with startup and commissioning, preventative maintenance and chemical testing, emergency repair with guaranteed response times, and temporary or mobile chiller rental during facility upgrades.

School districts dominate recent issuing-body mix, with Cherokee County School District (Georgia) and Pinellas County School District (Florida) each posting multiple chiller maintenance and replacement RFPs in the September–October 2026 window. County governments, city municipalities, university systems, and state facilities management also appear frequently. Regional transit authorities and public utilities departments round out the buyer base—notably the City of Charlotte (CATS facilities), Broward County Aviation Department, Long Beach Public Utilities Department, and Gainesville Regional Utilities. Geographic activity clusters in Florida (Pinellas County Schools, Orange County, Monroe County, St. Petersburg, Broward County), Georgia (Cherokee County Schools, Georgia State University, Catoosa County, College Park), and Texas (Texas A&M University, University of Houston, Klein ISD, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), with additional activity in Arizona, Oregon, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and California. Representative recent opportunities include Pinellas County School District's sealed-bid ITB for chiller replacement at Oldsmar Elementary (bids due July 8, 2026), with water-cooled screw chiller installation specifying York equipment, R513A refrigerant, and detailed piping and safety systems; Broward County Aviation Department's open-end indefinite-quantity ITB for central energy plants and HVAC equipment preventative maintenance and rental services across Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (proposals due October 7, 2026), requiring 24/7 emergency response within two hours, SBE/CBE procurement preferences, and $1.11 million annual pass-through allowances for parts, permits, and specialized equipment; and the City of St. Petersburg RFQ for building operations and maintenance spanning four categories including chiller replacement across municipal facilities (responses due August 20, 2026), structured as a three-year continuing services agreement with $7 million total budget and 60-point qualifications emphasis. Orange County, Florida's $3 million sealed-bid ITB for Administration Center HVAC Chiller Plant Upgrades (due September 1, 2026) specifies Trane oil-free magnetic bearing chillers with R-513A refrigerant, variable primary pumping, restricted work hours (6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. weekdays), and Service Disabled Veteran-owned bid preference of 3–8 percent.