UNSPSC 78102102: Water transport

UNSPSC 78102102 Water transport (Commodity) encompasses the design, construction, inspection, and rehabilitation of water distribution and transmission infrastructure that state and local governments procure to expand, maintain, and upgrade potable water systems serving communities. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying mapping and line-locate services for rural water utilities, design and program management for water treatment and supply projects, construction of production wells and transmission mains, field verification of service line materials, replacement of water service connections, and construction engineering inspection for major pipeline improvement corridors. Water transport at this Commodity level reflects the on-the-ground work of delivering treated water to end users through distribution networks, distinct from treatment plant operations or raw-water conveyance.

Issuing bodies include state water development agencies (Texas Water Development Board), municipal water utilities (City of Lubbock, City of Palm Bay, City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management), county commissions and water districts (Jones County Board of Commissioners in Georgia, Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, Eastern Municipal Water District in California, DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management in Georgia), and municipalities (Town of Waterford Utility Commission in Connecticut). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and California, with secondary activity in Connecticut and South Carolina. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Water Development Board's RFP for mapping and line locates for rural water utilities with a June 30, 2026 deadline and maximum project cost of $4.75 million; the City of Lubbock's RFQ for design services and program management for the Lake 7 Supply Project due July 9, 2026 and June 18, 2026 respectively; the City of Palm Bay's RFP for four production wells (NRO-3 through NRO-6) due April 28, 2026; the Jones County Board of Commissioners' IFB for the Highway 49 Water System Extension Phase 5 water main construction project due July 7, 2026; and Collier County's RPS for construction engineering and inspection services for Transmission Water Main Improvements along Vanderbilt Beach Road and Airport Pulling Road, covering approximately 28,200 linear feet of replacement pipeline, due May 13, 2026.