UNSPSC 73152000: Filling Services

UNSPSC 73152000 Filling Services is a Class code covering specialized equipment and components used to regulate, measure, and control fluid flow in municipal water treatment and distribution systems. State and local governments procure under this code to replace or upgrade flow control and measurement equipment at water treatment plants, typically specifying equipment that meets drinking-water standards (AWWA, EPA, NSF) and integrates with existing infrastructure. Issuing bodies include municipal utilities and public works departments, as evidenced by recent activity from the City of Lubbock. Work involves purchasing precision-engineered assemblies — venturi-type flow controllers paired with butterfly valves, cast-iron bodies with stainless steel internals, factory-tested and assembled equipment with operation and maintenance documentation — rather than general filling supplies or commodity materials.

The City of Lubbock, Texas, has posted repeated solicitations for identical replacement flow control and butterfly valve equipment at its North Water Treatment Plant (ITB 26-19653-YB, posted May 27 and May 12, 2026, with sealed-bid responses due May 27, 2026). The procurement specifies a 16-inch venturi-type flow controller rated 0–144 inches water column, AWWA C504-compliant butterfly valve with cast iron ASTM A536 Grade 65-45-12 body and Type 316 stainless steel throat liner, all factory-assembled and tested to ±0.5 percent accuracy, with firm pricing for 60 days on an F.O.B. delivered basis. The City offered a non-mandatory site visit on May 20, 2026. Lubbock reserves the right to extend contract terms to other local governmental entities — Frenship Independent School District, Lubbock County, Lubbock Independent School District, and Texas Tech University — through interlocal purchasing agreements, signaling potential cooperative purchasing reach. No specific budget or award value is disclosed. Texas local vendor preferences apply when the local bid is within five percent of the lowest non-resident bid and the city determines in writing that the local bidder offers the best combination of price and economic development opportunities, provided the contract is under $500,000.