UNSPSC 73152001: Liquid filling services

UNSPSC 73152001 Liquid filling services is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement covers the supply and factory assembly of specialized water treatment equipment — specifically flow controllers, butterfly valves, and related components designed to regulate and measure potable water flow within municipal water systems. The City of Lubbock, Texas, solicited a 16-inch venturi-type flow controller paired with an AWWA C504-compliant butterfly valve assembly for its North Water Treatment Plant, with the vendor responsible for factory assembly, testing, and delivery of equipment meeting precise hydraulic and material specifications including cast iron bodies constructed to ASTM A536 standards, Type 316 stainless steel components, and NSF 61 approved epoxy coatings. The issuing bodies under this code include municipalities and city water departments; the Lubbock procurement indicates that the City reserves the right to extend contract terms to other local governmental entities including Frenship Independent School District, Lubbock County, Lubbock Independent School District, and Texas Tech University through interlocal purchasing agreements. A secondary opportunity from the City of Philadelphia (solicitation B2626859, posted April 10, 2026, due April 24, 2026) tagged to this code appears unrelated to water treatment services and does not reflect the code's active scope.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, where the City of Lubbock issued ITB 26-19653-YB (due May 27, 2026) for the flow controller and butterfly valve assembly. The procurement was open to all qualified vendors meeting published specifications; no set-asides or restrictions on organization types were noted. Bids were submitted on an F.O.B. delivered basis with firm pricing required for a minimum of sixty days, and the City applied a local vendor preference allowing local bidders within city limits to win if their bid was within five percent of the lowest non-resident bid, provided local award offered best value — though this preference applied only to contracts under $500,000. A non-mandatory site visit was scheduled for May 20, 2026, at the North Water Treatment Plant. Award criteria included purchase price, bidder reputation, quality, past performance, and ability to meet all specifications, with no specific budget or award value disclosed.