UNSPSC 40151572: Air lift pump

A pump that sucks up liquid by using the action generated from releasing the compression air or gas from the tip of the submerged pipe.

UNSPSC 40151572 Air lift pump (Commodity) encompasses spare parts, service, repair, and replacement equipment for submersible and vertical turbine pump systems deployed across water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. State and local governments buy under this code through a mix of sole-source standardization procurements anchored on incumbent OEM-authorized distributors; competitive sealed bids for pump installation, removal, and bypass pumping services; and as-needed parts and maintenance agreements. Issuing bodies include city water and wastewater departments, county boards of commissioners and water authorities, educational service districts, and municipal utilities across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic. Water Resources Departments and Stormwater Engineering Divisions dominate the buyer mix, with several Florida and Georgia jurisdictions appearing as repeat solicitors. The Commodity spans equipment supply (new pumps, Variable Frequency Drives, control panels), labor-intensive installation and removal work, routine maintenance and emergency repair services, and consumable parts inventory management for standardized fleet equipment.

Recent activity clusters in Florida and Georgia. The City of Ocala Water Resources Department posted competitive ITBs for centrifuge and rotary-press installation at water reclamation facilities (response dates April 7 and April 8, 2026); Floyd County Board of Commissioners in Georgia solicited competitive sealed bids for removal and installation of vertical turbine pumps at two pump stations with mandatory pre-bid and site visits (response date September 21, 2026); Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners posted competitive ITBs for annual bypass pumping services covering equipment and five-person crews (response dates July 10 and October 23, 2026); and Hillsborough County executed sole-source awards to Xylem Water Solutions U.S.A., Inc. and TSC Jacobs, Inc. for five-year Flygt pump and OEM parts/repair agreements estimated at $16.6 million and $4.9 million respectively (sole-source challenge deadlines May 29 and July 29, 2026). The City of Tampa Stormwater Engineering Division issued sole-source notices for Flygt submersible pump parts and services across fifteen permanent pump stations (August 11, 2026 deadline). Lowndes County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested bids for permanent bypass pump installation at twenty lift-station sites (response date September 1, 2026). Competitive rental procurement for hurricane-season portable pumps in Hillsborough County (response date July 31, 2026) valued at $5.6 million over five years signals elevated interest in contingency equipment staging ahead of hurricane season.