UNSPSC 41103714: Tissue flotation baths

UNSPSC 41103714 Tissue flotation baths, a Commodity code, encompasses specialized equipment and components used in wastewater treatment processes, though recent state and local solicitations under this code actually target valve systems, repair services, and treatment chemicals essential to municipal wastewater operations rather than flotation baths in the literal sense. State and local governments procure under this code control and actuation components for process-critical applications—sludge thickening, digestion, and aeration stages—along with associated maintenance, spare parts, and chemical inputs required to meet state permit compliance. Issuing bodies include county utilities departments and municipal water authorities responsible for wastewater treatment plant operations. Broward County, Florida and the City of LaGrange, Georgia represent the recent activity captured in the opportunities block, both procuring components and consumables essential to treatment-plant compliance.

Broward County's September 2026 Request for Information sought DeZurik/APCO valves, parts, and repair services to evaluate whether alternatives to the incumbent exclusive provider, Controls Specialties, Inc., could meet the County's SCADA-compatible actuation and remote-operation requirements for permit-driven wastewater disposal. The City of LaGrange's June 2026 sealed-bid solicitation for water and wastewater chemicals—powdered activated carbon, liquid aluminum sulfate, sodium chlorite, chlorine, sodium bisulfite, soda ash, ferric chloride, and caustic soda—reflects the consumables side of treatment-plant procurement, with firm pricing for twelve months, two-day delivery windows, and NSF 60/61 certifications required. Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia and Florida; geographic spread beyond those states is not evident in the current opportunities block. Both solicitations emphasize compliance-driven procurement with long-term service and supply relationships, suggesting that vendors in this space must demonstrate both technical capability specific to wastewater treatment and the operational reliability required by state-issued permits.