UNSPSC 40101846: Salt bath furnace

A furnace that is designed to dissolve metal materials, such as steel and others with salts, such as barium chloride or sodium chloride or other others and heat the metal materials, such as steel and others within it.

UNSPSC 40101846 Salt bath furnace is a Commodity code that encompasses furnace replacement and installation work in residential rehabilitation, facility upgrades, and maintenance contexts. State and local buyers soliciting under this code are predominantly purchasing high-efficiency gas-fired furnaces for residential properties as part of community development programs, HVAC system replacements at schools and municipal facilities, and furnace components for maintenance stock. The code's scope extends to furnace installation labor, associated ductwork, thermostats, and compliance with applicable mechanical codes, though recent activity shows the code also capturing broader HVAC equipment procurement including air conditioning units and water heaters bundled with furnace work.

Issuing bodies include city community development departments, county governments, school districts, and municipal facilities management. The City of Jackson Community Development Department appears repeatedly in the recent record, soliciting furnace replacements through sealed competitive bids for CDBG-funded residential rehabilitation projects at multiple addresses. The Dayton Public School District, City of Charlotte, Montgomery County Pennsylvania, the State of Illinois Department of Corrections, and the City of Palo Alto round out the issuing-body mix. Recent activity concentrates in Michigan (Jackson municipal projects dated August and September 2026), Ohio (Dayton Public School District, October 2026), North Carolina (City of Charlotte CATS facilities, October 2026), and Pennsylvania (Montgomery County, June 2026). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Jackson Community Development Department's furnace and water heater replacement at 315 Bates Street (IFB, due September 28, 2026, requiring 95% efficient AGA-labeled gas-fired furnace installation under Michigan Mechanical Code); the Dayton Public School District's HVAC and building automation system upgrades at three school facilities (RFP, due October 23, 2026); and Montgomery County Pennsylvania's air handling unit replacement at the Police/Sheriff Training Center (IFB, due June 18, 2026). Jackson's projects consistently specify lump-sum competitive sealed bids, SAM.gov registration, active state licensing, CDBG compliance including Davis-Bacon prevailing wage and Section 3 employment obligations, comprehensive liability insurance, performance and payment bonds, and 18-month warranties on labor and materials.