UNSPSC 81102700: Instrumented control systems design and engineering services

Includes a wide range of specialized control system design and engineering services

UNSPSC 81102700 Instrumented control systems design and engineering services is a Class code under which state and local governments procure design, engineering, and commissioning services for process control, power distribution, and facility management systems. Recent solicitations reflect work spanning UPS installation and maintenance, water treatment plant backup power and SCADA integration, wastewater collection system hardening with lift station controls, and building commissioning for LEED facilities—all of which require instrumentation, control logic, and systems integration expertise. The issuing bodies are transit authorities, municipal water and wastewater utilities, counties, cities, and water districts, with repeat activity from Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), West Basin Municipal Water District, Sarasota County, Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), and Broward County Transportation Department. Work scopes consistently require Professional Engineer licensure, SCADA platform integration, PLC programming, instrumentation design, and field commissioning authority services. Prevailing wage requirements appear in transit and municipal utility work, and many opportunities require demonstrated experience on similar projects within defined timeframes, typically three to ten years.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Georgia, New Mexico, Connecticut, and California, with recent MBTA solicitations in Boston (RFP 130-26 due November 11, 2026, and a prior RFP 102-26 closed September 23, 2026, both for 50 kVA UPS installation and five-year service at the MBTA Police Station), Sarasota County's Carlton Water Treatment Plant Backup Power Improvements (RFP 262903FB due October 15, 2026, for permanent generators, switchgear, automatic transfer switches, PLCs, and SCADA integration), West Basin Municipal Water District on-call professional engineering services across hydraulic modeling, SCADA design, and treatment facility improvements (approximately $3 million estimated value through June 2029), and Broward County Transportation Department consulting services for six-corridor Bus Rapid Transit program ($30 million estimated five-year budget, RFP TRN2131774P1 due July 17, 2026, requiring Florida PE licensure and systems integration expertise for planning through construction phases). Collier County issued a sole-source notice to Gilson Engineering Sales for Siemens process instrumentation, controllers, and flow meters integrated with county SCADA systems (three-year term beginning October 1, 2026), and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection solicited remedial investigation and design services requiring Licensed Site Remediation Professionals and quality assurance plans (RFQ T2621 due November 20, 2026).