UNSPSC 46191606: Fire suppression foam or similar compounds

UNSPSC 46191606 Fire suppression foam or similar compounds is a Commodity code covering aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF), Class A and Class B firefighting foams, and specialized suppression agents procured by state and local fire departments, public works agencies, school districts, correctional facilities, and water utilities. State and local governments use this code to buy foam concentrate for structural firefighting, wildland suppression, aircraft rescue operations, and hydrocarbon fuel fires, typically in bulk quantities (5-gallon pails, 55-gallon drums, 265-gallon totes) or for removal and disposal of legacy PFAS-containing formulations under environmental compliance mandates.

Recent activity spans fire departments and facilities management across Florida, California, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Colorado, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Sacramento County. The City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire issued IFB #2026-IFB-004 (bids due July 24, 2026) for Solberg Spartan 1% Class A/B fluorine-free foam concentrate under a four-year firm-fixed contract with DBE participation goals (18% MBE, 7% WBE, 5% VOSB, 3% LGBTQIA+), requiring performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of contract price and general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence. The City of Santa Monica Fire Department issued RFB #4523 (bids due August 19, 2026) for AFFF removal, cleaning, and disposal services—including system flushing, secondary containment, and EPA-compliant laboratory analysis—from fire apparatus and storage containers at five-year firm-fixed pricing, subject to California Assembly Bill 339 PFAS restrictions and the Living Wage Ordinance. Activity shows significant focus on AFFF phase-out compliance and environmental remediation alongside routine foam procurement for operational use. Bidders commonly encounter responses-within-two-hours emergency-repair requirements, prevailing-wage obligations in California and Illinois, local-vendor preferences, and structural separation-of-duties mandates (inspection and repair performed by different contractors).