UNSPSC 40161702: Wet scrubbers

UNSPSC 40161702 Wet scrubbers (Commodity) encompasses water and wastewater treatment equipment and chemicals procured by municipal water systems, though recent state and local opportunities under this code show activity concentrated in potable and reclaimed water treatment chemicals, clarifier mechanisms, and pump assemblies rather than air pollution-control wet scrubbers. City water departments and municipal water authorities issue the bulk of solicitations; these bodies typically buy treatment chemicals on recurring annual or multi-year contracts, specialized equipment like clarifiers and pump mechanisms on less frequent capital projects, and replacement components when existing infrastructure requires service.

Activity in this code spans Georgia, Florida, Arizona, and North Carolina in recent months. The City of LaGrange, Georgia solicited sealed bids for water and wastewater treatment chemicals (powdered activated carbon, liquid aluminum sulfate, liquid sodium chlorite, liquid chlorine, sodium bisulfite, soda ash, ferric chloride, and caustic soda) to supply its Water Filter Plant and Wastewater Treatment Plant for fiscal year 2026–2027, with bids due June 8, 2026, under ITB PE74150NONST2026000000025. The City of Tucson, Arizona posted an annual requirements contract for lineshaft pump bowl assemblies (8-inch to 14-inch models, 300 to 2,500 gallons per minute capacity) for delivery to its Hayden Udall Water Treatment facility, with bid submission due December 15, 2025, under solicitation 260134, and planned awards to three contractors per bid item. The City of Charlotte, North Carolina issued an ITB (FY26ITB08) for a primary clarifier mechanism (70-foot diameter basin, 316L stainless steel construction, rated 3.45 million gallons per day average flow) for the McDowell Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility, with bids due April 8, 2026, and acceptable manufacturers limited to Envirodyne, WesTech, Ovivo/Eimco Water Technologies, and Evoqua. The City of Holly Hill, Florida conducted a sole-source procurement for a WesTech DS43 Dual Shaft Drive replacement unit for its Water Treatment Plant softener, valued at $113,067.00 total ($79,159.00 equipment, $33,908.00 installation).