UNSPSC 71131417: Organic fouling control services

Control organic fouling of pipelines and wells

UNSPSC 71131417 Organic fouling control services is a Commodity code that bears little relevance to the actual work state and local governments are buying under this designation. Recent solicitations posted against this code across Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Connecticut describe water utility infrastructure projects—mapping and line locates for rural water systems, bridge replacements, water treatment plant design and construction, pipeline and sewer inspection equipment, water main distribution system extensions and replacements, pipe lining rehabilitation, water service line conversions, construction engineering and inspection services, and service line material verification—none of which align with the nominal scope of organic fouling control. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding at the issuing bodies or data quality issues in the UNSPSC assignment process. Water infrastructure procurement activity is genuine and substantial across state departments, counties, municipalities, and special-purpose districts, but it appears to be incorrectly tagged to this commodity code rather than routed to the construction, inspection, or design service codes where it belongs.

State and local water agencies dominate the recent posting activity: the Texas Water Development Board (mapping RFP for rural water utilities, due June 30, 2026), the City of Lubbock (two separate qualifications-based procurements for water supply infrastructure program management and design services, due June 18 and July 9, 2026), Orange County Florida (bridge replacement sealed bids due July 7, 2026; separate sewer pipes and fittings supply contract), the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (sealed bids for color video pipeline inspection systems and sewer cleaning equipment, due June 23, 2026), Jones County Georgia (water main extension construction, due July 7, 2026), the City of Alpharetta (on-call pipe lining services RFP, due May 28, 2026), the Town of Waterford Connecticut (water service line replacements IFB, due May 21, 2026), Collier County Florida (construction engineering and inspection services for transmission water main improvements, due May 13, 2026), DeKalb County Georgia (field verification and reporting of service lines, due May 18, 2026), and the Eastern Municipal Water District in Riverside County California (on-call underground piping and mechanical services RFQ, due March 28, 2026). This code shows no relevant recent activity and should not be used for business development targeting state and local water infrastructure work.