UNSPSC 40101855: Vapor recovery unit

A Vapor Recovery Unit (VRU) is an engineered compression package, which aims to lower emissions levels coming from the vapors of gasoline or other fuels while recovering valuable hydrocarbons to be sold or reused as fuel onsite.

UNSPSC 40101855 Vapor recovery unit is a Commodity code that covers control and measurement equipment for water and wastewater infrastructure, including digital front panels, pressure switches, process meters, and supervisory control systems used in municipal water distribution and treatment operations. Recent state and local solicitations show active procurement of both individual components for inventory stocking and larger system upgrades integrating SCADA hardware, software, and communications infrastructure. Issuing bodies include cities (Tampa, Gallup), counties (Riverside), and special-purpose water districts acquiring these goods for operational and capital projects. Work ranges from small discrete parts procurement to comprehensive modernization of water system monitoring and control capabilities across multiple facility sites.

Activity appears concentrated in the Southwest and Southeast. The City of Tampa, Florida issued an ITB on July 9, 2026 (due August 6, 2026) for wastewater inventory components including front panels, pressure switches, and process meters, restricted to Small Local Business Enterprise certified bidders with a 5% bid discount capped at $10,000; delivery required within five working days of order, with one-year contract term and two optional renewals. The City of Gallup, New Mexico released an RFP in November 2025 (final submissions due December 11, 2025) for a SCADA System Upgrade across 46 water system locations, requiring fiber optic backbone implementation, hardware delivery within 90 days, and 180-day software commissioning, with New Mexico resident business preferences (eight to ten percent) and indefinite quantity structure with automatic three-year renewal option. Riverside County, California posted an RFB on January 21, 2026 (due February 13, 2026) for Cla-Val parts warehouse inventory supply; minimal specification detail was disclosed in available documentation.