UNSPSC 49241704: Water test kit or solutions

UNSPSC 49241704 Water test kit or solutions is a Commodity code that encompasses water-testing supplies, reagents, and analytical equipment procured by municipalities to support drinking water, wastewater, and pool operations compliance. State and local governments acquire water-testing products ranging from chemical reagents and test kits to automated analyzers and portable monitoring equipment, often bundled with laboratory analysis services or spare parts for existing treatment infrastructure. Issuing bodies include cities (Meriden, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Ocala), counties (Hillsborough, Sarasota, Okaloosa, Greenville), and state departments (Illinois Department of Corrections), with water departments and parks-and-recreation divisions as primary using agencies. The procurement mix spans individual line-item purchases of test chemicals and kits to five-year master contracts for automated monitoring equipment and exclusive aftermarket parts support at existing facilities. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Hillsborough County, City of Meriden water quality testing, City of Pittsburgh pools), Georgia (LaGrange, Griffin), and South Carolina, with occasional activity in Illinois, Texas, Arizona, and Connecticut.

Representative recent solicitations demonstrate the breadth of buying patterns under this code. The City of Pittsburgh's Parks and Recreation Department issued IFB 2026-IFB-099 (due July 15, 2026) for swimming pool chemicals and supplies across 19 municipal pools, specifying cyanuric acid, bromine tablets, calcium hypochlorite, water-testing reagents and kits, and safety equipment with 18% MBE, 7% WBE, 5% VOSB, and 3% LGBTQIA+-owned participation goals. The City of Meriden Water Department's ITB B026-58 (closed June 12, 2026) sought comprehensive laboratory testing services including frequent and infrequent parameter analysis with two-year renewal options and per-test pricing across 56 to 67 parameters statewide. The Illinois Department of Corrections' IFB 26-426DOC-CENTO-B-49498 (due June 22, 2026) procures automatic chlorine analyzers for 32 statewide correctional facilities on a five-year master contract with domestic-product preferences and specific DPD colorimetric measurement requirements. Hillsborough County's sole-source procurement SS2600135 (closed February 6, 2026) awarded $6.6 million over five years to DXP Enterprises for proprietary Wallace & Tiernan controllers and Depolox analyzers with exclusive manufacturer representation, reflecting incumbent-dependent opportunities where water quality monitoring infrastructure locks buyers into aftermarket support from authorized distributors.