UNSPSC 83000000: Public Utilities and Public Sector Related Services

This segment includes services associated with the supply of power and water as well as the provision, management or enhancement of voice or data communications such as postal, telex, fax and telephone charges. This segment also includes the cable and satellite television, installation and service charges

UNSPSC 83000000 Public Utilities and Public Sector Related Services is a Segment code encompassing utilities infrastructure work that state and local governments procure across water treatment, wastewater systems, storm drainage, utility relocation, and related facilities operations and maintenance. Recent solicitations reflect heavy investment in water system rehabilitation, PFAS treatment, utilities coordination for roadway projects, and facility-level maintenance and replacement of core infrastructure serving public utilities and special districts.

Soliciting bodies include state departments of transportation and environmental quality, independent water authorities and irrigation companies, county commissioners and public works departments, municipalities and cities, and special districts (fire districts, irrigation districts). Geographic activity spans Florida (particularly Orlando and Tampa metro areas, with Tohopekaliga Water Authority and Hillsborough County as repeat issuers), Connecticut municipalities (Meriden, Fairfield, East Haven, Cromwell), California counties (Orange, Tuolumne), Texas cities and counties (Frisco, Garland, Collin County), Arizona municipalities (Tucson, Wichita), and scattered activity in Maryland, Utah, and other states. The Florida Department of Transportation (RFQU26016, utilities relocations for US 192 bypass), City of Tucson Environmental Services (environmental cleanup support), and County of Orange California (special event equipment rentals and hazmat testing) represent recent high-profile opportunities. Representative recent work includes the Florida Department of Transportation seeking utilities relocation on US 17-92 in Polk County with a November 19, 2026 response date (Invitation for Bid); Hillsborough County requesting laboratory courier services for wastewater samples across five treatment plants and the environmental laboratory, with an estimated value of $150,061.13 over three years and an October 30, 2026 bid deadline (Invitation to Bid); the City of Meriden requesting Phase 6 sewer system rehabilitation including CCTV inspection and CIPP lining with a November 4, 2026 response date (competitive bid); and Charles County, Maryland seeking on-call maintenance, repair, and upgrade of utilities infrastructure on a task-order basis with a $500,000 per task-order cap and a November 18, 2026 deadline (Invitation to Bid 27-008). Prevailing wage requirements and federal compliance provisions (Davis-Bacon, ARPA, federal labor standards) frequently govern solicitations funded through state departments of environmental protection or EPA grants.