UNSPSC 40161701: Centrifuges

UNSPSC 40161701 Centrifuges (Commodity) covers specialized equipment rental, service, parts supply, and turnkey treatment programs that state and local governments procure to support wastewater treatment, water treatment, and industrial process operations. The code captures a mix of capital-intensive equipment rentals, OEM maintenance and repair contracts, parts and accessories supply, and full-service chemical generation systems where centrifuges play a core operational role. Issuing bodies span municipal water utilities, county environmental departments, and regional wastewater treatment authorities. Water and wastewater treatment facilities dominate the buyer base, with occasional ancillary procurement from special-purpose facilities such as convention centers requiring chilled-water system support.

Recent solicitations are concentrated in the Southeast, with activity in Texas, Georgia, and Florida. The City of Hillsborough County, Florida issued ITB 26-00312 in July 2026 for a five-year centrifuge mobile sludge dewatering unit rental estimated at $6.623 million across multiple county wastewater facilities. The City of Salem, Oregon awarded a sole source contract to Andritz Separation Inc. in August 2026 for $75,000 annually ($375,000 over five years) for annual service and repair of Andritz Centrifuges. The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management opened a two-phase competitive sealed bid process in June 2026 for OEM parts, equipment, and services to maintain and repair centrifuges from Alfa Laval, Andritz, and Flottweg across city facilities, with prequalification due July 23, 2026 and formal IFB to follow. The City of Waxahachie, Texas solicited proposals through RFP 202654 in August 2026 for a full-service chlorine dioxide generation program at two water treatment plants, with response due May 28, 2026, combining equipment, chemical supply, maintenance, and technical support in a zero-CAPEX model with a ten-year term. Geographic spread extends across Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with isolated activity in Oregon, reflecting the regional concentration of municipal water and wastewater infrastructure investment.