UNSPSC 60104200: Water testing and conservation and ecology

UNSPSC 60104200 Water testing and conservation and ecology (Class) spans analytical laboratory testing of aqueous, waste, soil, sediment, and tissue samples; water quality monitoring; wastewater sampling and flow measurement; irrigation efficiency evaluation; and equipment and supplies supporting these services. State and local governments procure under this code primarily through water resource departments, environmental protection agencies, public health authorities, municipal water utilities, county environmental divisions, and state departments of agriculture. Recent solicitations show a mix of recurring testing services (contract renewals with fixed unit pricing and three-year terms), equipment and supplies (refrigerated samplers, wastewater monitoring gear), and specialized program work (irrigation efficiency audits, reservoir plankton analysis, facility water management compliance).

Issuing bodies span state environmental and agriculture departments (California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Connecticut Department of Administrative Services, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Kentucky Department of Education), county and municipal utilities (Baltimore County Maryland, Carroll County Maryland, City of Tempe, City of Meriden Connecticut, North Texas Municipal Water District, Spring Grove Hospital Center under Maryland Department of Health), and special-purpose districts. Geographic activity concentrates in California, Maryland, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Texas, and Massachusetts, with scattered activity elsewhere. Representative recent opportunities include the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's IFB P2675010 for analytical testing services with a maximum contract value of $31,000 over three years, due September 29, 2026, offering contingency laboratory capacity for metals, nutrients, organics, and specialized analytes with California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program certification required; the State of Connecticut DAS's solicitation for environmental analytical services across five categories (drinking water, hazardous waste, Clean Water Act, PFAS, tissue analysis) with multiple awards intended and a November 1, 2026 through October 31, 2029 term; and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' RFP for Mobile Irrigation Lab services across 30 Northern Florida counties, with sealed proposals due June 4, 2026, covering seven irrigation system types and three fiscal years of evaluation and reporting.