UNSPSC 72153504: High pressure water blasting

UNSPSC 72153504 High pressure water blasting, a Commodity code, covers comprehensive pressure washing and exterior cleaning services that state and local governments procure for facility maintenance across municipal buildings, schools, transit infrastructure, and water treatment plants. Recent opportunities show a mix of routine quarterly or as-needed pressure washing, specialized soft-wash treatment for sensitive surfaces such as roofs and monuments, and emergency biohazard or graffiti removal work. Issuing bodies include cities (Huntsville, Pembroke Pines, Charlotte, Plant City, Tucson, Richardson, Owensboro, Decatur, Union City, Commerce), counties (Dorchester, Orange, Volusia, Washington, Harris, Fayette, DeKalb), state departments (Oregon ODVA, Oregon DAS, Caltrans, California DMV), school districts (Pinellas County, Fayette County, City Schools of Decatur, Tucson), and transit authorities (MARTA, Votran). The code captures both narrow single-building contracts and broad master agreements spanning dozens of facilities or entire county systems.

Geographic activity centers on Florida (Volusia, Orange, Pinellas, Pembroke Pines), Georgia (DeKalb, Fayette, MARTA, Commerce, Union City), the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington), California (Caltrans, DMV), the Southeast (North Carolina Charlotte Water, South Carolina Dorchester County, Texas Huntsville and Richardson), and Connecticut (New Haven). The most substantial recent opportunities include the County of Volusia's ITB for county-wide pressure washing and soft-wash services across approximately 130 buildings (responses due July 16, 2026), the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs RFQ for pressure washing and monument cleaning with prevailing wage rates and annual cleaning schedules (responses due July 27, 2026), Dorchester County's IFB for quarterly exterior pressure washing and interior floor cleaning at thirty-five facilities (bids due August 21, 2025, with mandatory pre-bid site visits July 8–9), and Charlotte Water's RFP for pressure washing at ten water and wastewater treatment facilities with emergency response capability (proposals due April 1, 2026, with three-year initial term and two one-year renewal options). Pricing typically ranges from hourly labor rates plus materials to fixed monthly or per-service fees, with many contracts requiring 90-day price firmness periods and annual renewal negotiations tied to CPI or documented wage and fuel increases. Insurance requirements are uniform across jurisdictions—commercial general liability typically $1 million per occurrence, workers' compensation at statutory limits, and automobile liability of $1 million combined single limit—with prevailing wage and HUD Section 3 requirements appearing in contracts involving federal funding.