UNSPSC 72102103: Extermination or fumigation services

UNSPSC 72102103 Extermination or fumigation services is a Commodity code covering heat treatment, chemical pest control, integrated pest management, and emergency pest elimination services that state and local governments procure for facilities ranging from schools and correctional institutions to transit systems and county administrative buildings. Solicitations under this code emphasize licensed pest control contractors with current state certifications, insurance coverage of $1 million or more in general liability, and ability to respond to service calls within hours for routine requests and within 24 hours for emergencies. Work spans routine monthly or quarterly preventative maintenance, specialized treatments for bed bugs and termites, rodent control, wildlife removal, and ad hoc remediation across interior and exterior spaces. Issuing bodies include state human services commissions and departments of corrections (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois departments), county and city governments (Jefferson County, Volusia County, City of South Fulton, City of Phoenix), school districts (Richmond County Board of Education, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Clayton County Public Schools), transit authorities (Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Orange County Transportation Authority), and specialized state agencies (California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Maine Department of Transportation). Texas agencies dominate recent activity, with more than a dozen open TDCJ facility contracts and two active HHSC institutional solicitations posting in late June and July 2026.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with secondary activity in Illinois, Connecticut, California, and scattered mid-Atlantic and upper-Midwest jurisdictions. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's heat-treatment bed bug eradication at Brenham State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017576, bids due August 3, 2026, covering 32 buildings and 4-hour response times); Richmond County Board of Education pest control across 55 school facilities totaling 5.6 million square feet (RFP#26-208, proposals due August 6, 2026, with mandatory pre-bid meeting July 21); the City of New Haven Public Schools on-call pest and rodent control at 49 schools (ITB 2026ITB375, bids due July 9, 2026, with local-preference waiver for qualified SCD vendors); the Illinois Department of Mental Health integrated pest management at Elgin Mental Health Center (bids due July 15, 2026, emphasizing non-pesticide methods and crack-and-crevice applications); and the City of Phoenix Water Services Department manhole roach treatment across 100,000 structures in a five-year contract (IFB-27-0400, bids due July 30, 2026). Pricing structures typically combine monthly lump-sum or per-square-foot rates with separate emergency and overtime rates; most contracts run one to three years with optional one-year renewals at agency discretion. Set-asides appear in Texas HHSC solicitations (small and socially economically disadvantaged businesses) and Connecticut (SCD waiver); local-preference provisions apply in several Florida, Georgia, and Connecticut opportunities.