UNSPSC 83100000: Utilities

UNSPSC 83100000 Utilities is a Family code covering the operation, maintenance, and infrastructure improvements for municipal water, wastewater, stormwater, and utility billing systems that state and local governments procure to serve drinking water treatment, distribution, collection, and disposal. State and local procurement activity under this code reflects a steady stream of work spanning water main replacement and extension, wastewater force main and collection system rehabilitation, PFAS treatment system operation and construction, utility infrastructure design and permitting, flow monitoring and asset inventory, and support services including billing and laboratory testing. Issuing bodies soliciting under the code are predominantly municipal water departments, water pollution control authorities, county water and utilities agencies, independent water authorities, and regional water boards across the country. The mix includes city engineering departments (Leesburg, Waco, Rockville), county commissions and utilities (Polk County, Orange County, Collier County, Jones County, Salt Lake City, Columbus Water Works), special-purpose water and sewer districts (Dedham-Westwood Water District, Galeton Borough Authority, Simsbury Water Pollution Control Authority, Town of Brookfield WPCA), state departments (Delaware Division of Public Health, Texas Water Development Board), and regional authorities serving multiple systems. Delaware and Georgia systems have posted multiple opportunities recently; Mississippi, Florida, Connecticut, Texas, and Pennsylvania each show active procurement across water infrastructure categories.

Representative recent opportunities span the full scope of utilities procurement under the code. Delaware Division of Public Health posted an RFP (due September 15, 2026) to operate two mobile groundwater treatment systems removing PFAS from drinking water across Delaware's public supplies, with a five-year initial term and two optional one-year extensions, evaluation based on qualifications (30 points), methodology (30 points), scope compliance (25 points), and cost (15 points), and quarterly subcontracting participation reporting required. Collier County, Florida issued an IFB (due July 1, 2026) for construction of a new reinforced-concrete blend tank and chemical injection systems at the South County Regional Water Treatment Plant—a $3.29 million project requiring three prior projects of minimum $1 million each involving treatment plant chemical systems and retrofit work without excessive disruption. City of Leesburg, Florida posted an IFB (due July 22, 2026) for replacement of 5.5 miles of 10-inch water main with 12-inch PVC along U.S. Highway 27, a 21-month project with liquidated damages at $1,685 per day and directional bore, pressure testing, fire hydrant flow testing, and full bacteriological certification required. Fulton County, Georgia solicited an RFP (due July 28, 2026) for monthly printing, inserting, mailing, and electronic delivery of water and sewer bills to approximately 80,000 account holders (480,000 bills annually bi-monthly), with evaluation on 30% project plan, 25% cost, 20% experience, and 5% local preference. Orange County, Florida bid the Horizon West Trail – Phase 1A (due August 13, 2026) including 400 linear feet of 12-inch water main replacement alongside a 0.668-mile pedestrian-bicycle trail, estimated at $5.65 million total with Service Disabled Veteran Business bid preference of 3–8 percent. Texas Water Development Board posted an RFP (due June 30, 2026) for mapping and line locates for small rural water utilities serving 1,100 or fewer customers, with up to $4.75 million contract value, nine-year potential term (September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2030), and mandatory VetHUB subcontracting good-faith efforts.