UNSPSC 40161516: Inline filters

UNSPSC 40161516 Inline filters, a Commodity code, covers replacement and maintenance filters for HVAC systems, water treatment equipment, and industrial dust collection used by schools, municipalities, and utility authorities. State and local governments procure under this code air filters for building climate control, dust-collector bags for water treatment plants, and specialized filtration components for lime delivery systems in municipal infrastructure. Issuing bodies include city purchasing departments, school district facilities managers, and municipal utility authorities across multiple states. Recent solicitations show governments buying standardized MERV-rated pleated air filters for routine school and municipal building supply, along with engineered specialty filters for potable-water treatment applications.

Recent activity spans Florida and Texas, with Connecticut representation. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB (BMB005277) in July 2026 for five product lines of air filters—AEROPLEAT IV, GEOPLEAT, AEROPAC, and AIRFLOW PLEAT M10 in MERV 8 through 15 ratings—to supply Bridgeport Public Schools and City facilities, with bids due July 23, 2026 and delivery pricing fixed through 2029. The City of Tampa solicited quotes (26P00453) in July 2026 for Donaldson P199454-016-002 dust-collector bags for its water treatment plant Lime House filtration system, due July 17, 2026, with sixty-day price validity and FOB Destination delivery. Pinellas County Utilities issued an ITQ (26-0647-ITQ) in June 2026 for Invent Mixer Parts and Accessories with performance spanning Pinellas County and Clewiston City, proposals due June 30, 2026, under a compressed six-day window. The City of Lubbock, Texas, released an ITB (26-19653-YB) in May 2026 for a replacement 16-inch rate of flow controller and butterfly valve assembly for its North Water Treatment Plant, with sealed bids due May 27, 2026, firm pricing for sixty days, local-vendor preference up to five percent applied to contracts under $500,000, and a non-mandatory site visit May 20, 2026.