UNSPSC 40142514: J trap

J shaped piece of pipe that is located below or within a plumbing fixture that holds a small amount of water to prevent sewer gas from entering a building.

UNSPSC 40142514 J trap, a Commodity code, covers the cleaning, maintenance, and disposal services for grease traps, sand traps, septic tanks, storm vaults, and related interceptor infrastructure that state and local governments operate across municipal facilities, utilities, hospitals, parks, and correctional institutions. State and local issuing bodies under this code include city public works departments, county water authorities and public works offices, transit and municipal utility systems, and state environmental agencies. Grease trap cleaning and disposal appear most frequently, with secondary work in sewer line jetting, tank pumping, and related preventative maintenance. Jurisdictions are establishing both long-term service agreements with unit pricing (60-month ID/IQ contracts) and shorter-term competitive procurements (three to five years), with some reserving the right to issue task orders rather than committing to fixed volumes upfront.

Recent activity spans Texas (Dallas, Harris County, Houston), Florida (Clay County), California (San Mateo County), New Mexico (Albuquerque), Oregon (state-level), and Georgia (Clayton County Water Authority), indicating geographic spread across the South, Southwest, and West. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Dallas' solicitation (BX2600030801, IFB, due August 14, 2026) for a 60-month ID/IQ agreement for sand trap, grease trap, septic tank, and storm vault cleaning and disposal across multiple City facilities; Harris County's June 2026 invitation to bid (RFP061626, due July 28, 2026) for grease trap maintenance and used oil collection throughout district facilities; the City of Albuquerque's May 2026 bid (RFB2026777VARGS, due June 22, 2026) for grease trap pumping and cleaning at 32 city and airport locations with vendor preferences for small business (5%), local business (5%), and state resident status; and the San Mateo County Department of Public Works' May 2026 RFP (2026RFP00387, due May 20, 2026) for combined sewer maintenance, grease trap, and related services across county detention and correctional facilities under a five-year agreement capped at $500,000. Harris Health's February 2026 competitive sealed proposal (260039, due March 16, 2026, budget $948,500) for grease waste infrastructure replacement at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston demonstrates capital-project scale activity beyond routine maintenance, with a mandatory 30% MWBE utilization goal and prevailing wage requirements.