UNSPSC 49241712: Pool or spa or whirlpool chemical

Chemicals used to treat water in pools, spas, and whirlpools.

UNSPSC 49241712 Pool or spa or whirlpool chemical (Commodity) covers the procurement of bulk and packaged chemicals used to maintain water quality, sanitation, and pH balance across municipal and county aquatic facilities, swimming pools, splash pads, and recreational water features. State and local governments buy sodium hypochlorite solutions, calcium hypochlorite, cyanuric acid, sodium bicarbonate, muriatic acid, algicides, pH adjusters, and related test kits and monitoring supplies on both standing-order and as-needed bases. Issuing bodies span city parks and recreation departments, county parks divisions, independent school districts with aquatic programs, special-purpose water and parks authorities, and regional purchasing cooperatives. Cities (Palo Alto, Dallas, Scranton, Meriden, Austin, Milpitas), counties (Milwaukee, Greenville, Collier, Gwinnett), school districts (Pinellas, Harlingen, Eanes, Los Fresnos), and regional purchasing councils (Capitol Region Purchasing Council in Connecticut) all solicit under this code with regularity. Annual volumes range from roughly 26,000 gallons at individual municipal pools to 130,000 gallons at regional water treatment plants, with estimated annual spend per jurisdiction ranging from $35,000 to over $311,000 for multi-facility contracts.

Recent activity concentrates in California (Palo Alto RFQs for sodium hypochlorite and muriatic acid delivery), Texas (Dallas, Austin, Eanes, Harlingen, Los Fresnos), South Carolina (Greenville County RFPs for integrated chemicals-and-maintenance services), Florida (Pinellas County Schools, Meriden, DeBary, Collier County), Wisconsin (Milwaukee County chemicals ITB), Georgia (Griffin water treatment chemicals bid, Gwinnett County storage tanks), Connecticut (Capitol Region Purchasing Council chemicals solicitation), and Illinois (IDPH testing supplies sole source). Representative recent solicitations include Palo Alto's RFQ 197475 (May 2026 response deadline) for approximately 130,000 gallons annually of 12.5% sodium hypochlorite with 48-hour delivery, renewable-fuel delivery vehicle requirement, and three-year firm-pricing term; Milwaukee County's chemicals ITB (May 25, 2026 deadline) spanning nine line items from shock and stabilizers to bulk sodium hypochlorite and diatomaceous earth filter media across parks and zoo facilities with $311,892.80 estimated annual cost; Greenville County's RFP #26100 (May 5, 2026 deadline) for integrated pool chemicals and maintenance services across twelve county facilities with single-source award and NSF-approved product requirements; and Capitol Region Purchasing Council's Connecticut chemicals solicitation (March 17, 2026 deadline) covering a comprehensive range of water treatment products for multiple municipalities and school boards. Most solicitations enforce 48–72-hour delivery windows, require manufacturers' certifications and safety data sheets, mandate commercial general liability insurance ($1–2 million per occurrence), and include prevailing wage, local preference, and set-aside provisions specific to each jurisdiction.