UNSPSC 47121808: Drain or pipe cleaning equipment

UNSPSC 47121808 Drain or pipe cleaning equipment, a Commodity code, covers vacuum trucks, jet rodding, hydro-blasting, and submersible pump services deployed by state and local governments to clear and maintain sewer lines, storm drains, process pipelines, and facility drainage systems. Recent solicitations show municipalities and counties procuring both equipment rental and service contracts for vactor operations, CCTV inspection, and basin cleaning at water treatment plants, wastewater facilities, and parks. The issuing bodies span city public works departments, county water authorities, utility commissions, and municipal wastewater treatment operators across multiple jurisdictions; repeat buyers include the City of Phoenix (multi-year requirements contracts), Collier County (Florida, construction and facility maintenance projects), and the City of Detroit (specialized drain cleaning services).

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Arizona, with secondary work in Connecticut and Michigan. The City of Phoenix is seeking vactor services under a five-year requirements contract (IFB-27-0462, offers due October 19, 2026) for vacuum truck, jet rodding, hydro-blasting, and submersible pump work at water treatment plants, wastewater facilities, and parks, with DBE compliance required and equipment specifications firm (100 GPM @ 2,000 PSI jet rodder, 10,000 PSI @ 32 GPM hydro-blaster, diesel-powered 6-inch submersible pump). The City of Detroit is procuring drain cleaning services using United 894 Zyme Out product at city facilities over three years (RFQ 550935, quotes due October 2, 2026), with 50 percent Detroit-resident worker hours and an Equalization Factor allowing certified Detroit businesses up to 12 percent credit above the lowest bid. The Town of Waterford Utility Commission (Connecticut) is replacing plastic water services with copper connections on Rope Ferry Road (IFB26014, bids due November 12, 2026), a project that involves trench excavation and water-service restoration work tangentially related to the code's core drain-cleaning scope. Related lift-station rehabilitation and septic-system service work also tags the code; these opportunities are discrete from core vactor equipment procurement but reflect the equipment's operational deployment across municipal infrastructure maintenance.