UNSPSC 47101500: Water treatment and supply equipment

UNSPSC 47101500 Water treatment and supply equipment is a Class code describing the acquisition of specialized treatment systems, chemicals, and equipment that state and local water and wastewater utilities procure to remove contaminants, optimize system performance, and comply with Safe Drinking Water Act and state water-quality standards. State and local governments soliciting under this code span city water departments, county water authorities, special-purpose water districts, and independent school districts. Recent procurement activity shows water utilities acquiring PFAS removal pressure vessel systems with adsorptive media and ASME certification, bulk chemical supply contracts for aluminum sulfate, sodium hypochlorite, sodium hydroxide, chlorine, and specialty polymers, screw press dewatering equipment for sludge handling, liquid oxygen for dissolved air flotation facilities, and chemical degreaser formulations for wet-well maintenance. The issuing body mix is dominated by municipal water departments and regional water authorities, with standout repeat buyers including the City of Waco (seven separate chemical supply RFBs posted July–August 2026), Collier County Water Authority in Florida, and Clean Water Services District in Oregon.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona posted an RFB (UT261011) for a 250-gallon-per-minute lead-lag PFAS removal pressure vessel system with delivery targeted June–August 2027, responses due November 17, 2026, subject to Build America Buy America, American Iron and Steel, and DBE requirements and funded by EPA and the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona. Collier County Board of County Commissioners solicited countywide chemicals for water and wastewater treatment under ITB 268705 with responses due November 13, 2026, covering 29 line items with estimated annual spend near $4 million and a local-vendor preference available. The City of Valdosta, Georgia, the City of Cartersville, Georgia, Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority in Georgia, Pike County Water & Sewerage Authority in Georgia, and the City of Cocoa, Florida all posted ITBs or RFBs for water treatment chemicals between September and October 2026. The City of Waco, Texas dominated the sample with eight separate RFBs for liquid oxygen, chlorine, aluminum sulfate, sodium hydroxide, ammonium sulfate, sulfur dioxide, and dewatering polymers, all posted July 30–August 20, 2026, with due dates August 20–21 and annual supply commitments. Geographic spread also includes North Carolina (Onslow Water & Sewer Authority), Connecticut (Stamford WPCA, Town of Enfield, Town of Sterling, Town of Concord), Massachusetts (North Attleborough, Haverhill, Boston), Florida (Tohopekaliga Water Authority, South County Regional Water Treatment Plant), Utah (Eagle Mountain City, Mountain Regional Water Special Service District), and Oregon (Clean Water Services District).