UNSPSC 60104200: Water testing and conservation and ecology

UNSPSC 60104200 Water testing and conservation and ecology is a Class code that encompasses water quality monitoring, analysis, and efficiency evaluation services — work that state and local governments solicit to meet environmental compliance, public health, and conservation mandates. Recent solicitations show state water districts and environmental agencies acquiring plankton analysis for reservoir assessment, water efficiency audits for commercial and institutional properties, drinking-water and wastewater testing supplies and services, and irrigation system efficiency evaluations supporting agricultural best management practices. Issuing bodies include state environmental and agricultural departments, county water districts, municipal water pollution control facilities, and regional water authorities. The mix of solicitors reflects the decentralized nature of water management across state environmental programs, local utilities, and special districts serving defined service areas.

Activity clusters in Florida, Texas, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, with recent opportunities spanning the North Texas Municipal Water District's commercial water efficiency evaluation RFP (proposals due July 13, 2026), Carroll County, Maryland's plankton analysis component for Piney Run Reservoir (proposals due July 7, 2026), the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Mobile Irrigation Lab services RFP covering 30 northern counties (proposals due June 4, 2026, with anticipated contract commencement July 1, 2026), the City of Meriden, Connecticut's various laboratory testing services ITB for its Water Pollution Control Facility (bids due May 28, 2026), and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' water and wastewater testing products IFB #8125 (bids due June 9, 2026). The Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory's single-source procurement for IDEXX Colilert and Enterolert reagents and supplies (posted March 4, 2026, amended March 13, 2026 to one-year term, estimated value $204,771.60) demonstrates the critical role specialized testing reagents and equipment play in drinking-water and recreational-water microbiology programs. Geographic spread and solicitation recency suggest active procurement momentum in water testing and conservation work across municipal, county, state, and regional authorities.