UNSPSC 40142503: Steam traps

UNSPSC 40142503 Steam traps, a Commodity code, covers repair, replacement, and restoration work on steam piping systems, valves, and associated condensate infrastructure serving residential and institutional facilities. State and local governments procure under this code to maintain aging steam heating systems in housing authority properties, county health facilities, and other public buildings where steam-generated heat and hot water distribution requires ongoing mechanical service. The work encompasses inspection and diagnostics, demolition of failed components, installation of replacement piping and fittings using cast iron or Schedule 40 black steel, pressure testing, insulation, and site restoration. Issuing bodies are predominantly housing authorities, county facilities and fleet departments, and county health systems managing steam-dependent infrastructure. Prevailing wage requirements and, in federally funded projects, Davis-Bacon and HUD Section 3 employment benchmarks are standard compliance obligations.

Recent activity centers on Pennsylvania and California. The Harrisburg Housing Authority posted IFB No. 2026-08 on June 17, 2026, soliciting steam supply line riser repairs across 24 building rows affecting approximately 240 residential units at John A.F. Hall Manor Homes, with bids due August 1, 2026 and mandatory pre-bid site visits required between June 22 and July 10, 2026. The County of Santa Clara Procurement Department issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0708 on May 27, 2026, for as-needed steam and condensate systems repairs at multiple facilities serving the Facilities and Fleet Department and County Health System, with an estimated contract value of $5.4 million and bids due June 15, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Both opportunities are public works subject to prevailing wage requirements and structured as lump-sum or as-needed repair services with itemized cost breakdowns and bid bonds.