UNSPSC 73161510: Chemical or pharmaceutical machinery or equipment manufacture services

UNSPSC 73161510 Chemical or pharmaceutical machinery or equipment manufacture services is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers the purchase and installation of specialized industrial equipment — primarily high-volume production systems and replacement machinery for emergency response, water treatment, and agricultural operations. State and local governments under this code are buying sandbagging machines for flood and disaster response, pump station grinder units with associated slide gates and control systems for wastewater or stormwater infrastructure, and agricultural sprayer systems for departmental use. Issuing bodies span county departments of emergency services, county departments of water resources, state departments of agriculture, and county public works departments across the geographic footprint.

Recent opportunities show activity primarily in California, Georgia, and Kentucky. The County of Solano, California, Department of Sheriff's Office issued an RFP on October 14, 2026 (due November 2, 2026) for a sandbagging machine system capable of high-volume production with multiple bag-size accommodation to support flood and storm response across multiple jurisdictions, framed as a Homeland Security grant–funded emergency preparedness project. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia posted an IFB on October 7, 2026 (due November 20, 2026) for replacement of three grinder units with rail systems, three influent and three effluent slide gates, and related concrete work at the Beaver Ruin Diversion Pump Station with substantial completion within 450 days; the same county had posted an earlier identical IFB in August 2026. The Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet on behalf of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture released RFBs in May 2026 for complete sprayer systems configured with 200-gallon fiberglass tanks, Bean pumps, Honda engines, and axle kits, with delivery to the Office for Consumer & Environmental Protection in Frankfort. No contract values or incumbent vendors are disclosed in these solicitations.