UNSPSC 73181001: Turning services

UNSPSC 73181001 Turning services is a Commodity code that encompasses machine shop and fabrication work state and local governments solicit for equipment repair, rebuild, and specialty machining across water and wastewater infrastructure, transportation, and general county operations. The issuing bodies procuring under this code include county boards of commissioners, municipal utilities, regional transit authorities, and city departments of public works, with activity concentrated in Georgia, Florida, and California. The work covers precision machining (milling, boring, polishing, turning, welding, fabrication), gearbox and pump repair, lathe operations, and the manufacture or rebuild of specialized components for water treatment facilities, transportation equipment, and heavy machinery. Contracts are typically structured as term agreements with hourly rates or lump-sum bids, often requiring facility visits or mandatory pre-bid meetings and performance bonds.

Recent opportunities include the Macon Water Authority's sealed-bid IFB for rebuild of gravity thickeners and clarifiers at Rocky Creek WRF due October 20, 2026, with a mandatory pre-bid meeting October 6, 2026; Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners' IFB for off-site precision machine shop services (term contract, estimated $188,750 annually, due June 24, 2026); DeKalb County's IFB for machine shop services supporting watershed facilities (due June 8, 2026); and the Orange County Transportation Authority's RFQ for a Scotchman 50-ton ironworker fabrication machine (estimated $35,772, originally due June 2, 2026). Georgia and Florida are the primary jurisdictions showing recent activity. Contracts often carry SBE price preferences, local-business preferences, or set-aside provisions; insurance, bonding, and facility-capability verification are standard. Bid windows are typically four to six weeks, with questions due one to two weeks before submission deadlines.