UNSPSC 49241704: Water test kit or solutions

UNSPSC 49241704 Water test kit or solutions (Commodity) encompasses laboratory testing services, analytical reagents, and water quality monitoring equipment that state and local governments procure to satisfy drinking water, wastewater, and reclaimed water compliance obligations. Recent opportunities show water utilities, environmental agencies, and school districts purchasing contracted laboratory testing, water treatment chemicals, portable monitoring sondes, and automatic analyzers to meet EPA and state regulatory requirements for permit compliance, public health monitoring, and operational quality assurance. The work spans analytical testing performed on-site or at certified labs, supply of treatment chemicals (chlorine, polymers, sulfates, lime, phosphates, activated carbon), and deployment of instrumentation for continuous water quality monitoring at treatment plants and distribution nodes.

Recent activity spans Florida, Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Illinois, and Arizona. The City of Ocala, Florida has posted two ITBs for environmental water testing services—one covering comprehensive testing across multiple treatment and reclamation facilities (ITB WRS/260618, response due May 12, 2026) and a second for quarterly monitoring at spray fields and treatment plants (ITB WRS/260771, bids due June 29, 2026), both requiring NELAP certification and three to five years' prior experience. Sarasota County, Florida issued IFB #262894RM for laboratory testing services across wastewater, drinking water, and stormwater systems (bids due August 21, 2026) with Florida ELCP certification and a 700-test minimum verification threshold. Dallas Independent School District posted RFP for district-wide water treatment services (response due October 15, 2026) with 30% SBE participation goals. The City of Meriden, Connecticut solicited laboratory testing under ITB B026-58 (bids due June 12, 2026) for 56 frequent and 11 infrequent parameters with Connecticut certifications required. The City of LaGrange, Georgia issued bids for water and wastewater treatment chemicals (powdered activated carbon, sodium chlorite, liquid chlorine, ferric chloride) for FY 2027 (bids due June 8, 2026). The Illinois Department of Corrections posted IFB 26-426DOC-CENTO-B-49498 for automatic chlorine analyzers across 32 facilities statewide (bids due June 22, 2026) with domestic manufacturing preference. Hillsborough County, Florida established a five-year sole-source procurement with Water Treatment & Controls Technology, Inc. for Wallace & Tiernan controllers and Depolox analyzers at $611,692.29 (May 8, 2026 challenge deadline). Work is performed predominantly in Florida and Texas, with broader geographic spread across the South and upper Midwest.