UNSPSC 70171709: Irrigation systems management services

UNSPSC 70171709 Irrigation systems management services is a Commodity code covering the installation, maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, and replacement of irrigation infrastructure at municipal facilities, parks, golf courses, college campuses, and special-use properties. State and local governments procure under this code for field work on existing systems—valve replacement, pump station upgrades, controller installation, seasonal start-up and winterization, emergency repairs, and system evaluations—as well as for on-call service contracts and material supplies. Issuing bodies span cities (Savannah, Phoenix, Pembroke Pines, Altamonte Springs, Amarillo, St. Petersburg, Richardson, Alpharetta), counties (Athens-Clarke, Collier, Orange, Jackson, Clackamas), colleges and universities (Houston City College, Texas State Technical College, Ocean County College, UT Tyler), transit and special districts (Georgia World Congress Center Authority, North Texas Municipal Water District, Florida Department of Agriculture), and regional authorities. Municipal public works and parks departments are the dominant repeat buyers, with several jurisdictions posting multiple solicitations within a six-month window; Athens-Clarke County, for example, issued three separate irrigation valve replacement RFPs at Holland Youth Sports Complex between June and October 2026.

Recent activity spans the Southeast, Southwest, and Mid-Atlantic with heaviest concentration in Georgia (Athens-Clarke County, Savannah, College Park, Columbus, Georgia World Congress Center), Texas (Houston, Lubbock, Amarillo, Richardson, Fort Worth), and Florida (Collier County, Pembroke Pines, St. Petersburg, Altamonte Springs, FDACS statewide), alongside scattered solicitations in Arizona (Phoenix), Missouri (Jackson County), Oregon (Clackamas County), California (Orange County), and New Jersey (Ocean County College). Representative opportunities include the Athens-Clarke County irrigation valve replacement at Holland Youth Sports Complex (sealed bid, $50,000–$60,000, bids due November 18, 2026), Houston City College's landscaping and irrigation maintenance across six service areas and 19 campuses (RFP, estimated annual spend $1,000,000, proposals due October 20, 2026), Clackamas County's Stone Creek Golf Course irrigation system replacement (sealed bid, engineer's estimate $3,000,000–$5,000,000, bids due June 2, 2026), and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority's Calsense controller upgrades at two Atlanta facilities (RFP, proposals due October 7, 2026, requiring five years' prior Calsense experience and Calsense manufacturer equipment only). The City of Amarillo issued an RFI for centralized irrigation control and remote management technologies (September 24, 2026 response deadline), indicating growing municipal interest in smart-controller and cybersecurity-compliant systems. Contract structures vary from fixed-price installation projects and firm equipment purchases to time-and-materials maintenance, task-order on-call services, and cooperative annual supply agreements; terms typically range from one to five years with renewal options. Most solicitations require E-Verify compliance, prevailing wage compliance where applicable, general liability insurance of $1,000,000 or higher, and three to five years' documented prior experience in similar work.