UNSPSC 72151303: Industrial painting service

The application of paint to industrial structures owned by others

UNSPSC 72151303 Industrial painting service (Commodity) encompasses interior and exterior protective coating systems, surface preparation, and related finishing work that state and local governments procure for infrastructure maintenance, facility upgrades, and compliance projects. Recent state and local solicitations frame the work as complete repainting of water storage tanks using NSF-approved or specified coating systems with surface preparation to SSPC standards; painting of structural steel, concrete, masonry, and ferrous metal surfaces across municipal buildings and water treatment plants; interior dormitory and facility wall and ceiling painting; and pressure washing and coating services for streetscape elements, aerial water lines, and equipment. Work often requires lead-based paint remediation, containment, and EPA-compliant disposal; application of elastomeric or specialty coatings; multi-year protective warranties; and compliance with prevailing wage requirements where applicable.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span cities (Huntsville and Rome, Texas; Ocala and St. Marys, Florida; Long Beach and Santa Clara County, California; Altamonte Springs, Florida; Rome, Georgia), counties (Solano, Collier, Marion, and Henry Counties in California and Florida), municipal water and sanitation districts (Eastern Municipal Water District in Riverside County; Sanitation District No. 2-3 in Santa Clara County), state departments and institutions (Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Washington Department of Social & Health Services and Department of Ecology, Caltrans), state-supported universities and colleges (Kennesaw State University in Georgia, multiple Washington community colleges), and special-purpose authorities (transit departments). Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in California, Texas, Florida, and Georgia, with secondary activity in Washington state. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Huntsville, Texas ITB for a half-million-gallon welded steel water storage tank restoration and recoating with NSF-approved three-coat systems using Tnemec products (bids due October 27, 2026, estimated value $400,000–$800,000); Caltrans IFPQ 08A4036 for interior and exterior painting at three Riverside and San Bernardino County maintenance stations restricted to certified small businesses and disabled veteran enterprises (price quotes due October 26, 2026, ceiling $484,000, prevailing wage required); the County of Solano painting and coating component of a FEMA-funded flood mitigation project (proposals due October 19, 2026, subject to federal procurement standards); and Gwinnett County, Georgia annual contract for maintenance and painting across over 300 county facilities including parks, fire stations, and correctional facilities (proposals due October 21, 2026). Set-asides and preference programs vary by issuing body and project funding source—federal FEMA projects trigger affirmative small-business engagement and bonding thresholds; Caltrans restricts award to certified small businesses; and some jurisdictions apply local-vendor preferences or encourage DBE and MBE participation without mandatory set-asides.