UNSPSC 40151585: Mechanical dispensing pump

A dispensing pump is a pump device used to deliver a constant and stable amount of liquid.

UNSPSC 40151585 Mechanical dispensing pump is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure rotating assemblies, pump components, control systems, repair services, and installation work for water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. Recent solicitations show governments buying everything from vertical turbine pumps and submersible units to control boxes, OEM parts kits, and field repair labor across municipal water systems, county wastewater treatment plants, and specialized facilities. Issuing bodies span water and wastewater utilities, departments of transportation, cities, counties, state environmental agencies, and special districts. The mix reflects the distributed nature of pump infrastructure—a single jurisdiction may operate dozens or hundreds of pumps across multiple treatment facilities and pump stations, each requiring maintenance, parts, and occasional replacement. Counties and cities dominate the recent activity, with repeat buyers including Hillsborough County (Florida), the City of Tarpon Springs (Florida), Forsyth County (Georgia), Broward County (Florida), and Michigan MDOT. Many solicitations are sole-source or single-source notices to OEM-authorized vendors (Xylem/Flygt, Godwin, Barber Vickery, Environmental Equipment Services), reflecting the proprietary equipment and manufacturer-specific service relationships that govern pump maintenance spending; competitive bids do appear when jurisdictions seek parts, labor-only repair services, or multivendor qualified pools for on-call work.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and Texas, with secondary activity in Ohio, Illinois, Oregon, and California. Representative recent opportunities include an Ohio state agency IFB for rotating assemblies and wear plates (Solicitation 7110, due July 13, 2026), the City of Waco's RFB for a lift station improvements project with $1.5 million estimated value and a 300-day completion deadline (RFB 2026-025, due August 12, 2026), Forsyth County Georgia's on-call pump repair and maintenance ITB spanning 2026–2028 covering testing, repair, and reconditioning across 400+ pump assets (ITB 26-48-3340, due April 16, 2026), and Hillsborough County's sole-source procurement to Xylem Water Solutions for Flygt pumps, parts, and five-year repair services at $16.656 million (SS2600273, challenge deadline May 29, 2026). Smaller procurements include emergency repairs (Illinois DNRR pump replacement at Jake Wolf Fish Hatchery, due June 3, 2026), OEM-specific parts buys (Pinellas County ITQ for Invent mixer parts, due June 30, 2026), and utility-scale installations (Loving County and City of Wichita Falls' 600-HP vertical turbine pump project, due August 6, 2026). Evaluation favors technical qualifications, prior experience with specific pump types and manufacturers, rapid response capability (24-hour to 2-hour windows common for emergencies), and competitive pricing on labor rates and parts markup. Local vendor preferences and E-Verify compliance appear consistently; set-asides for small business or minority-owned firms are rare and typically signaled explicitly when present.