UNSPSC 40102002: Water tube boiler

UNSPSC 40102002 Water tube boiler (Commodity) encompasses replacement, maintenance, inspection, and repair of water-tube and fire-tube boilers serving school districts, county facilities, municipal buildings, housing authorities, and transit agencies. State and local governments are actively procuring new boiler units with condensing and non-condensing heat exchangers (often specified by manufacturer and model), associated hydronic circulation pumps, controls systems, and related mechanical and electrical work; they are also contracting for ongoing preventative maintenance, quarterly and annual inspections, emergency repair services, and system testing across multi-facility portfolios. Recent solicitations show replacement projects spanning 180 to 365 calendar days with contract values ranging from $250,000 to $506,600, plus separate maintenance contracts with five-year terms. Issuing bodies include school districts (Pinellas County Schools in Florida, Liberty County Schools in Georgia), county governments (Escambia County, Dougherty County in Georgia, Santa Clara County in California), municipal facilities departments (City of Phoenix, City of Napa, City of Madison, City of Albany), housing authorities (City of Madison Community Development Authority), state transportation departments (California Department of Transportation District 7), and independent municipal procurement offices (Town of Shelton, Connecticut). Bidders commonly face Florida Licensed Mechanical Contractor requirements, California C-4 Boiler Contractor State License Board certification, prevailing-wage compliance on public works contracts, and performance bonding. Set-asides appear in recent procurements: Caltrans District 7 restricts participation to certified Small Businesses, Micro Businesses, or Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises under a hard set-aside; Phoenix Housing applies Disadvantaged Business Enterprise-Neutral classifications with Small Business Participation Plan requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida (Pinellas County Schools, Escambia County, Dougherty County near Albany) and California (Caltrans Los Angeles, Santa Clara County, City of Napa), with solicitations also posted in Georgia (Liberty County Schools), Wisconsin (City of Madison), Connecticut (Town of Shelton), and Arizona (City of Phoenix). Representative opportunities include Pinellas County School District ITB 26CD035 for boiler replacement at Palm Harbor University High School—sealed electronic bids due September 23, 2026 at 4:00 p.m., requiring two Riello AR 2000 gas-fired condensing boilers with condensate neutralization and DDC controls, contract value approximately $250,000; Caltrans District 7 IFBQ 07A6471 for boiler inspection, maintenance, repair, and testing at 100 South Main Street, Los Angeles—restricted to certified small businesses and DVBEs, proposals due October 22, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., estimated total bid amount not to exceed $484,000; Escambia County ITB PD2526114 for equipment-only purchase of three AERCO Benchmark 3000 boilers and TACO pumps at the MC Blanchard Judicial Building—single-source specification, bids due September 17, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.; Liberty County School System RFP 2027-02 for two Lochinvar VSP condensing boilers at Lewis Frasier Middle School—mandatory pre-bid September 22, 2026, bids due October 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.; and City of Phoenix IFB FY27-086-03 for chiller and boiler system maintenance across multiple housing properties—DBE-Neutral contract with five-year term, sealed bids due August 24, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.