UNSPSC 50202301: Water

UNSPSC 50202301 Water is a Commodity code capturing bottled and bulk drinking water delivery and related dispensing services that state and local governments procure for employee consumption, emergency response, facilities management, and operational support across multiple issuing body types. The code sees activity across state departments (California DGS, Texas HHSC, Illinois DHS, Georgia DNR), county governments (Palm Beach County, Pinal County, Hillsborough County), cities (Philadelphia, San Antonio, Orange County Transit Authority, Dallas), and special districts (school systems, fire rescue operations). Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017585 for soft drinks and water for Kerrville State Hospital canteen (bids due July 8, 2026), the Orange County Transportation Authority's RFQ 250431 for bi-weekly five-gallon bottled water delivery and cooler rentals at two facilities (budget $52,000 over two years), and Pinal County's RFP 266331 for high-volume drinking water services to over 100 county facilities across multiple Arizona regions (estimated budget $100,000 to $300,000, proposals due June 11, 2026). Work ranges from routine canteen and break-room supply contracts ($50,000–$75,000 annual spend in Texas institutional settings) through emergency bulk-water procurement (Philadelphia's multi-vendor tiered emergency contract for palletized 16.9-ounce bottles in quantities up to 9,600 pallets per day), water-treatment-system maintenance (Texas State University's reverse osmosis and deionized water systems RFP), and statewide bottled water frameworks (California DGS's anticipated August 2026 IFB for purified drinking water across six regional delivery zones with estimated annual value $2,196,159.53).

Geographic spread spans Texas (multiple HHSC canteen and hospital contracts, San Antonio citywide procurement, Pinal County), California (DGS statewide RFI and future IFB), Florida (Hillsborough County and Palm Beach County term contracts), Georgia (Henry County Schools food/beverage procurement, DNR Parks soft drink and vending services RFP), Illinois (DHS bottled water delivery to Shapiro Center in Kankakee), Arizona (Pinal County multi-facility service), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education grocery procurement including beverages), Maryland (Janes Island State Park water main upgrade, though capital in nature), and Pennsylvania (Philadelphia's bottled water and emergency water procurement). Texas shows the heaviest concentration of recent activity, with seven distinct HHSC and municipal solicitations between June 26 and July 31, 2026. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction: Palm Beach County offers SBE within-10-percent preference and 5% local preference; Philadelphia applies 10% LBE preference on quotes under $1 million; Maryland's Janes Island project carries 13% MBE participation goal; and California's future statewide contract will serve non-mandatory state agency use and voluntary local-government access. Most contracts run one to three years with optional renewal periods, firm fixed pricing for initial terms, and delivery windows typically 48 hours to five business days. Insurance requirements range from $1 million general liability per occurrence to $2 million aggregate. No recent opportunities show explicit DBE, VBE, or HUBZone-equivalent set-asides at the state or local level in this dataset.