UNSPSC 41104905: Thin channel filtration equipment

UNSPSC 41104905 Thin channel filtration equipment (Commodity) covers activated carbon filter media, disposable filter capsules, and replacement filter components procured by state and local governments for water and wastewater treatment, environmental monitoring, and life support equipment applications. State and local buyers use this code for granulated activated carbon replacement, geotech filter capsules, and associated filtration consumables required to maintain treatment systems and comply with EPA and state environmental regulations. Issuing bodies span state environmental agencies, city water and wastewater utilities, county governments, and special-purpose districts managing treatment facilities and research operations.

Recent activity shows procurement concentrated across the Southeast and Midwest. The State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) posted an IFB on March 5, 2026 for 2,350 disposable geotech filter capsules (0.45-micrometer pore size, 350 square centimeters surface area) due March 16, 2026 under small purchase acquisition; the State of Mississippi sought filtration components for its Oyster Hatchery and Research Center with bids due May 29, 2026; the City of Palm Bay, Florida issued ITB 19-ITB-26 on April 13, 2026 for laboratory testing services spanning 188 line items including water and wastewater filtration work, with historical annual spending of $66,360 to $95,440; and the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (Louisville Zoo) posted IFB260185 on March 5, 2026 for removal and replacement of approximately 235 cubic feet of granulated activated carbon for Neptune Benson Filter vessels due March 26, 2026. A separate Fulton County, Georgia fire and rescue IFB posted July 10, 2026 (due July 28, 2026) includes SCBA breathing air system maintenance and inspection, a tangential application outside the core filtration scope but tagged to this code.