UNSPSC 72154058: Tank and line testing service

Hydrostatic testing of tanks and associated lines and connectors

UNSPSC 72154058 Tank and line testing service is a Commodity code that captures work state and local governments are actually buying to inspect, maintain, restore, and replace potable water storage tanks, industrial process tanks, backflow prevention devices, and related fluid-containment infrastructure. Recent solicitations show this code encompasses comprehensive tank restoration with coating and structural work, tank replacement and installation with hydrostatic testing, backflow device installation and certification, underground storage tank removal, and specialized inspection services using ultrasonic and thickness testing to assess structural integrity and coating condition. The issuing bodies include municipal water utilities, county public works and facilities departments, state transportation and military agencies, university facilities, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts managing water treatment and storage infrastructure.

Activity spans Texas, Georgia, Florida, California, Connecticut, and Kansas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Huntsville, Texas (Bid NO. 26-28, Autumn Road Half A Million Gallon Ground Storage Tank Restoration, sealed bid due July 14, 2026) for interior and exterior protective coating system replacement and structural repairs on a potable water tank; the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities Department (RFP #26043, Northwest Booster Station Rehab, proposals due July 2, 2026) for replacement of controls and pumps at a booster station with equipment verification and startup; the Texas General Land Office (RFP 7401-JW, Bilge Facility Removal and Replacement, Cove Harbor Bilge Facility, responses due June 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CT) for demolition and removal of three existing tanks and installation of replacement tanks and pumps; Pinellas County, Florida (ITB 260374, IWTF Microfiltration Feed Tank Replacement, bid due April 30, 2026) for replacement of a 12,150-gallon microfiltration feed tank with hydrotesting and disposal of the existing tank; the Kansas Turnpike Authority (RFQ for Water Tower Inspections, proposals due March 4, 2026) for comprehensive exterior visual and interior in-service inspections of four water towers complying with OSHA, EPA, AWWA, and NFPA standards; and the California Military Department (IFB No. 127677, Chico Backflow Installation at Chico Armory, bids due May 21, 2026) for backflow prevention assembly installation and testing. Set-asides and preferences are common—California Military Department maintains a 25 percent Small Business participation goal with a DVBE Incentive Program cap of $100,000; Texas General Land Office requires a 0.50 percent VetHUB subcontracting goal; and Georgia-resident proposers receive reciprocal preference consideration. Prevailing wage requirements apply to most public-works-scale procurements, and mandatory pre-bid meetings or site visits are standard. Response deadlines cluster in late June and early July 2026.