UNSPSC 73180000: Machining and processing services

UNSPSC 73180000 Machining and processing services (Family) encompasses precision metal fabrication, equipment repair, and specialty welding work that state and local governments solicit for maintenance of infrastructure and operational equipment. The code captures both off-site machine shop services—milling, boring, turning, welding, and fabrication of pump and motor components—and on-site welding and field repairs. Issuing bodies span county governments, transit authorities, water authorities, and municipal departments, with no single repeat buyer dominating recent activity. Palm Beach County and DeKalb County each posted separate machine shop solicitations in May and June 2026, while the State of Utah and Macon Water Authority pursued specialized welding and equipment-rebuild work. The work includes routine repairs to wastewater treatment equipment, fence and infrastructure welding, and fabrication of industrial components with fixed hourly rates or lump-sum pricing depending on scope.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, California, Connecticut, Utah, and Florida. The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners issued an IFB for precision machine shop services off-site with an estimated twelve-month expenditure of $188,750 (closed June 24, 2026); DeKalb County, Georgia issued an ITB for machine shop services on watershed equipment (closed June 8, 2026) and a separate ITB for IT infrastructure reconstruction that included unrelated low-voltage work (closed July 13, 2026). The State of Utah Division of Purchasing solicited fence welding services for habitat protection at South Canyon Spring via RFQ with quotes due September 18, 2026, ranging from $5,697 to $150,000 across seventeen bidders. The Macon Water Authority requested sealed bids for gravity thickener and clarifier reconstruction at Rocky Creek WRF (due October 20, 2026) with a mandatory pre-bid on October 6, 2026. The Orange County Transportation Authority issued an RFQ for a Scotchman 50-ton ironworker fabrication machine with an estimated contract value of $35,772 (closed June 2, 2026). The State of Connecticut DAS solicited ITB 26PSX0122 for rumble strip milling and installation across state highways on a per-linear-foot basis (closed May 26, 2026). Set-asides and preferences appear selectively—Palm Beach County applied SBE price preference and local preference; Utah and Macon Water Authority imposed no stated set-asides or preferences.