UNSPSC 71131410: Pipeline cleaning services

Services for pipeline cleaning

UNSPSC 71131410 Pipeline cleaning services is a Commodity code covering vacuum truck, jet rodding, hydro-blasting, and submersible pump operations that state and local governments use to maintain and rehabilitate sewer lines, storm drains, water mains, and related infrastructure. The work spans removal of blockages and sand, cleaning of process pipelines and interceptor tanks, desilting operations, and ancillary video inspection and CCTV recording. Recent solicitations show municipalities and utility commissions procuring these services through both standing requirements contracts and task-order arrangements, with scope ranging from routine maintenance cleaning to emergency storm drain desilting across multiple facility types and pipe diameters.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Arizona, Connecticut, Maryland, and Georgia. The City of Phoenix issued a five-year requirements contract (IFB-27-0462, due October 19, 2026) for vactor services covering water and wastewater treatment plants, parks, and flood irrigation lines, with firm equipment specifications (100 GPM jet rodder, 10,000 PSI hydro-blaster, submersible pump) and DBE-N compliance required. The Florida Department of Transportation District Seven has posted multiple ITBs for storm drain video inspection and cleaning services across five counties (Hernando, Hillsborough, Citrus, Pasco, Pinellas) with unit-rate pricing and NASSCO certifications mandatory; the most recent compressed decision timeline, with notice of intended award posted August 19, 2026. The Town of Waterford Utility Commission (Connecticut) has issued back-to-back IFBs for water service replacement work involving trench cleaning and pipe removal (IFB #26-007, due May 21, 2026; IFB #26-014, due November 12, 2026), both subject to 25 percent small and minority-owned business set-asides under Connecticut prevailing wage requirements. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration solicited storm drain cleaning at multiple Baltimore and Harford County locations (Contract 446PD41428, bids due October 29, 2026). Issuing bodies include state departments of transportation, municipal water and utility commissions, and city public works or watershed management departments. Five-year standing requirements contracts and unit-rate task-order arrangements dominate the procurement structure; equipment specifications, supervisor certifications, confined space entry compliance, and background screening are common qualifications.