UNSPSC 78131702: Above ground storage or tankage service

Service and related fees to store bulk materials for future distribution. Includes but not limited to terminal storage fees for hydrocarbons and refined products.

UNSPSC 78131702 Above ground storage or tankage service, a Commodity-tier code, encompasses the procurement of aboveground storage tanks, storage systems, and related equipment and installation services for municipal, state, and local government operations. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local governments purchasing complete storage and handling systems for operational needs ranging from irrigation infrastructure to emergency medical supplies warehousing, food storage facilities, and de-icing liquid management. Issuing bodies include state departments of transportation, health and human services, and agriculture; municipal public works and parks divisions; and independent facilities managing public health and food distribution programs. The work involves procurement of tanks themselves (vertical or mixing tanks with specific capacity and material specifications), system components (controllers, valves, flow meters, pumps, and piping), installation labor, and ongoing operational support such as receiving, storing, picking, packing, shipping, and material handling with equipment like forklifts and hand trucks.

Recent activity spans multiple states with notable concentration in Texas, Illinois, Florida, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Arizona. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation requested quotations in August 2026 for two 10,000-gallon vertical mixing tanks and a transfer pump system for liquid de-icing solutions at its Hope Valley Facility, due September 17, 2026, with a mandatory 15 percent MBE participation requirement. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple versions of an IFB (HHS0016767, updated through October 2026) for climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled warehouse storage totaling minimum 35,000 square feet in San Antonio, with a 26 percent VetHUB utilization goal; historical spend for similar services was $3.797 million over five years. The New Jersey Department of Agriculture solicited food storage and warehousing services across two zones under proposal due October 29, 2026, covering USDA donated foods valued at approximately $20 million annually. The Illinois Department of Human Services issued an IFB in April 2026 for warehousing services at the Ann M. Kiley Center with a 14 percent BEP and 3 percent VBP diversity goal, contract term through June 2029. The City of DeBary, Florida solicited an irrigation system upgrade including Hunter brand controller, valve, and flow meter installation at Rob Sullivan Park under competitive bid (Bid 03-15) with an engineer's estimate of $90,000 and April 10, 2015 submission deadline.