UNSPSC 71131417: Organic fouling control services

Control organic fouling of pipelines and wells

UNSPSC 71131417 Organic fouling control services is a Commodity code addressing work that state and local governments procure to prevent, treat, or remove biological accumulation, scaling, and contamination in water and wastewater infrastructure. In practice, recent solicitations show jurisdictions buying vacuum truck services, jet rodding, hydro-blasting, pipeline inspection and cleaning, water service line replacement, water main construction and extension, irrigation system improvements, and bridge replacement—a portfolio that spans preventive maintenance, remedial cleaning, and infrastructure renewal rather than a narrow focus on chemical or biological fouling treatment alone. The issuing bodies include city water utilities, county commissioners, municipal departments of watershed management, and utility commissions in Florida, Georgia, Connecticut, Texas, and Arizona. The City of Phoenix, City of Atlanta, and towns and counties in Georgia and Connecticut each appear multiple times in recent activity, indicating sustained, recurring procurement of these services.

Recent opportunities illustrate the code's actual scope. The City of Phoenix is procuring a five-year on-call requirements contract for vactor services—vacuum truck, jet rodding, hydro-blasting, and submersible pump services across water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, and parks facilities (IFB-27-0462, sealed offers due October 19, 2026). The City of Atlanta is bidding color video pipeline inspection systems, sewer cleaning units, and maintenance support services for wastewater infrastructure asset management (IFB GS/DWM/2604-1260190, due June 23, 2026). The Town of Waterford Utility Commission has issued two separate IFBs for replacement of plastic water service lines with copper tubing (IFB #26-007, due May 21, 2026, and IFB #26-014, due November 12, 2026), both requiring Connecticut prevailing wage compliance and 25 percent small and minority-owned business set-asides. The City of Alpharetta is seeking on-call contractors for trenchless stormwater pipe lining using CIPP or spincast methods across 12- to 120-inch diameter pipes, with local vendor preference (RFP 26-115, due May 28, 2026). Paulding County and Jones County in Georgia have posted sealed bids for water main extension and replacement projects spanning thousands of linear feet of ductile iron and steel pipe. These solicitations span maintenance-focused (cleaning, inspection, lining) and capital-renewal (replacement, extension) activities, with contract values ranging from approximately $90,000 for a single park irrigation system to $6.2 million for bridge replacement and multi-year requirements contracts for vactor services. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, Connecticut, Texas, and Arizona, with occasional activity in other states.