UNSPSC 72153205: Caulking service

The application repair or maintenance of caulking on a structure

UNSPSC 72153205 Caulking service is a Commodity code capturing surface-sealing, joint-closure, and waterproofing work that state and local governments procure as part of broader facility maintenance, renovation, and construction projects. Caulking appears across diverse issuing bodies—school districts, community colleges, county governments, city planning departments, transit authorities, health agencies, and state facilities—typically bundled within painting, exterior restoration, facility renovation, and structural repair solicitations rather than as standalone work. Recent opportunities show caulking embedded in comprehensive exterior improvement projects: Mt. San Antonio Community College's Building 26 exterior paint project (prequalification phase, July 2026) explicitly calls for "surface preparation, repairs, patching, caulking, sealant application"; the City of Salem's Navigation Center Exterior Improvements includes "gutter and downspout replacement or restoration" work alongside caulking-adjacent scope; the City of Thousand Oaks landscape monument sign project (IFB 2025202627, due July 22, 2026) requires caulking as part of wall repair and finishing; and numerous painting solicitations across Texas, Florida, Oregon, California, and Georgia list caulking and sealant application as integral to surface preparation and weatherproofing. Caulking work is also tendered through as-needed facility maintenance contracts—Lane Community College's RFP 25/26-09 facilities services pool (due July 21, 2026) lists caulking among 200-plus self-perform service categories available to qualified contractors, and the City of Atlanta's on-call painting and pressure washing procurement (prequalification due June 12, 2026) names "caulking and filling" as core task-order deliverables. The work is geographically distributed across the country with strong recent activity in Texas, California, Oregon, Georgia, and Florida.

Most recent opportunities integrate caulking into bundled scope rather than isolating it, meaning pursuit typically depends on winning the broader contract vehicle. The Mt. San Antonio Community College exterior paint prequalification (due July 1, 2026, though deadline appears passed) required a valid California Contractors License, DIR registration, and Community Workforce Agreement compliance with prevailing wage; bidders on the eventual full bid must score 70+ points and meet a 3% Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise goal. The City of Thousand Oaks landscape monument project (due July 22, 2026) requires California C27 Landscaping Contractor License and prevailing wage adherence. Smaller facilities-maintenance RFPs such as the Northside Independent School District maintenance supplies and services IFB (due August 6, 2026) and Texas Health and Human Services breakroom and restroom renovation solicitations (HHS0017375, HHS0017385, due July 1, 2026 and earlier) treat caulking as a line item within mixed-trade repair scope. Geographic concentration is highest in Texas (HHSC facilities, TPWD parks, school districts, cities), California (college districts, municipalities), and southeastern states (Georgia, Florida), with scattered national activity through cooperative purchasing vehicles and on-call facilities maintenance pools serving multiple jurisdictions.