UNSPSC 73101603: Inorganic acids production services

UNSPSC 73101603 Inorganic acids production services, a Commodity code, encompasses the supply of chemical treatment agents used in municipal water and wastewater processing. State and local water departments and solid waste management facilities procure inorganic acids and related treatment polymers for sludge dewatering, water fluoridation, pH adjustment, and corrosion control at treatment plants and reclamation facilities. The work solicited under this code includes bench-scale and full-scale testing and performance validation of chemical products, delivery of bulk and packaged supplies with NSF/ANSI certification, certificates of analysis, spill response planning, and ongoing laboratory verification. Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners (water departments), city departments of public works and operations, and county solid waste management divisions. Suppliers must maintain commercial general liability insurance and workers' compensation coverage, comply with product specification and purity standards, and furnish safety data sheets with each shipment.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. Gwinnett County, Georgia is soliciting solids dewatering and thickening polymer on an annual contract with bids due July 30, 2026 under IFB PE77023NONST2027000000655, with a four-year initial term and four optional one-year renewals beginning October 19, 2026; the pre-approved product is Polydyne Clarifloc SE-1748, and all other suppliers must complete mandatory bench-scale and full-scale performance testing by July 22, 2026. The City of Salem, Oregon is procuring 850,000 pounds of dense soda ash in bulk and 20,000 pounds in super sacks under Bid No. 267024, bids due May 13, 2026, for the Geren Island Water Treatment Plant on an F.O.B. destination basis with a one-year contract and four optional one-year renewals commencing July 1, 2026. The same city is also soliciting 360,000 pounds of fluorosilicic acid for drinking water treatment under Bid No. 267009, bids due April 1, 2026, with a one-year term and four optional one-year renewals. The City of Fort Worth is seeking filter media proposals for water and wastewater treatment facilities under RFP 26-0173, due May 7, 2026, with a 30 percent small business utilization goal and a one-year initial term plus up to four optional one-year renewals. Hillsborough County, Florida issued a sole source procurement notice for GN 11P antifoam through December 31, 2027, at an estimated cost of $307,227.80, reflecting the County's preference for lower-dosage formulations that reduce storage and operational costs.