UNSPSC 40142502: Liquid traps

UNSPSC 40142502 Liquid traps, a Commodity code, encompasses grease trap cleaning and maintenance services, septic tank and holding tank flushing, sand trap and storm vault cleaning, and related waste removal and disposal operations that state and local governments perform at facilities ranging from airports and municipal buildings to correctional facilities, parks, and water authority properties. The issuing bodies soliciting under the code span city purchasing offices, county departments of public works, water authorities, and special-purpose districts; repeat buyers include the City of Albuquerque, City of Dallas, Harris County, and San Mateo County. The work being sought falls into two operational categories: routine preventative maintenance under fixed-price or ID/IQ service agreements with established unit rates by tank size and service frequency, and one-time or episodic cleaning tied to facility renovations or infrastructure repairs. Vendors typically must hold state waste-hauling permits, liquid-waste transporter certifications, and valid contractor licenses; many contracts require 24-hour on-call capabilities with defined emergency-response times, airport badging, and compliance with prevailing-wage and environmental-disposal standards.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, California, Georgia, New Mexico, and Florida. The City of Albuquerque issued RFB-2026-777-VAR-GS on May 20, 2026, seeking grease trap cleaning across 32 city and airport locations over three years with optional one-year renewal, offering combined vendor preferences totaling up to 10% (small business, local business, state resident, pay equity, and veteran designations) and requiring submission through Bonfire; the City of Dallas issued a 60-month ID/IQ RFP on July 16, 2026, for sand trap, grease trap, septic tank, storm vault, and interceptor cleaning and disposal; Harris County issued an ITB on June 16, 2026, for grease trap maintenance and used oil collection; and San Mateo County, Department of Public Works, issued RFP 2026RFP00387 on May 4, 2026, for combined sewer maintenance, repair, and grease trap services under a five-year agreement with an aggregate fiscal obligation not to exceed $500,000, with a question deadline of May 13, 2026, and proposal due date of May 20, 2026, via OpenGov. Two additional opportunities—the City of Tupelo's October 2026 industrial road drainage construction (IFB due October 15, 2026) and St. Marys, Georgia's Coast Guard Station bathroom renovation (IFB due October 6, 2026, with pre-bid September 10)—involve ancillary drainage and plumbing components but are primarily construction projects rather than liquid-trap service procurement.