UNSPSC 73181011: Bending services

UNSPSC 73181011 Bending services, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The few opportunities tagged under this code involve water treatment facility equipment rebuild (gravity thickener and clarifier replacement), specialized fabrication machinery procurement (a 50-ton ironworker machine for metal working), precision machine shop services (milling, boring, turning, welding, and fabrication for pump and motor repair), and general tire repair — work that falls outside the core scope of bending services as typically understood in metalworking and fabrication contexts. The issuing bodies are geographically dispersed water authorities, transportation agencies, county departments, and municipalities across Georgia, California, and Florida; none emerge as repeat buyers under this code in the recent record.

Recent opportunities include the Macon Water Authority's sealed-bid IFB (PE33561NONST2027000000073) for rebuild of gravity thickeners and a clarifier at Rocky Creek WRF, with bids due October 20, 2026 and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on October 6, 2026; the Orange County Transportation Authority's RFQ 250358 for a Scotchman 50-ton ironworker fabrication machine, estimated at $35,772, with quotes due June 2, 2026; DeKalb County's ITB 2026-076-ITB for tennis center reconstruction including IT and low-voltage infrastructure, with bids due July 13, 2026; and Palm Beach County's IFB68026032RJW1 for precision machine shop services, with bids due June 24, 2026 and an estimated twelve-month expenditure of $188,750. Activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida, with sparse participation from California and other jurisdictions. The code's recent opportunities do not consistently represent bending services work and suggest either misclassification in the posting systems or minimal active procurement of core bending-service activities at the state and local level.