UNSPSC 47101511: Ion exchange equipment

UNSPSC 47101511 Ion exchange equipment, a Commodity code, covers water treatment systems that use ion exchange media or mechanical drive systems to soften water or remove contaminants like PFAS and other dissolved solids. State and local governments procure installed water softening units with accompanying media and monitoring services, replacement drive components for existing ion exchange systems, and turnkey pressure vessel systems for specialized contaminant removal—all paired with field supervision, commissioning, and startup support. Work spans equipment supply only, installation and commissioning bundled with equipment, and ongoing water quality testing and maintenance contracts. Issuing bodies include municipal water utilities (city water departments, regional water authorities), county and city public works departments, independent school districts procuring systems for food service operations, and special-purpose water districts. The City of Holly Hill, Florida; the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona; Dallas Independent School District; the School Board of Marion County, Florida; Gwinnett County, Georgia; West Basin Municipal Water District, California; the City of LaGrange, Georgia; and Tampa Bay Water, Florida have all posted opportunities under this code in the past four months.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Arizona, Georgia, and California, with scattered activity elsewhere. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Holly Hill's sole-source IFB (SS202001) for a WesTech DS43 drive shaft replacement at its Water Treatment Plant, due September 22, 2020 (note: this posting is retrospective and substantially backdated); the Town of Prescott Valley's RFP (UT261011) for a 250-gallon-per-minute lead-lag PFAS removal pressure vessel system with BABA and DBE compliance requirements, due November 17, 2026; and the School Board of Marion County's RFP (#4123AM) for water softener equipment, installation, and twelve months of water quality monitoring across twelve campus cafeterias, with proposals due June 10, 2026. Tampa Bay Water issued an RFP (2027001) for professional consulting services to design and implement fixed-bed ion exchange PFAS treatment at two wellfield locations, with proposals due June 24, 2026 and anticipated board approval November 16, 2026. West Basin Municipal Water District's RFQ (RFQTH0131) for pre-qualified submerged microfiltration membrane suppliers is a two-phase qualification process, with SOQs due May 26, 2026. Federal funding triggers (EPA, Water Infrastructure Finance Authority, BABA, Davis-Bacon, DBE good-faith efforts) appear regularly in recent western and southeastern opportunities.