UNSPSC 60104202: Water testing and sampling kits

UNSPSC 60104202 Water testing and sampling kits is a Commodity code that encompasses laboratory testing services, water quality monitoring equipment, and analytical supplies purchased by state and local water utilities, environmental agencies, and wastewater treatment operators. Recent state and local solicitations reveal that governments procure water testing under this code primarily through two channels: formal laboratory testing contracts with accredited service providers who conduct compliance analyses on drinking water, wastewater, and reclaimed water systems, and direct equipment purchases for real-time water quality monitoring at treatment facilities. The City of Meriden Water Department (Connecticut) issued ITB B026-58 on June 12, 2026, for laboratory testing services covering 56 frequent parameters and 11 infrequent parameters (including copper, lead, coliform, PFAS, and asbestos) with a two-year initial term and optional two-year extensions; the City of Ocala (Florida) posted ITB WRS/260618 on April 9, 2026, seeking environmental water testing services for wastewater and drinking water analyses across five facilities with a three-year term. Equipment procurements include the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council's RFQ for a portable multi-parameter sonde for water quality monitoring (posted June 2, 2026, delivery June 15, 2026) and the Illinois Department of Corrections' IFB for automatic chlorine analyzers across 32 facilities statewide (posted June 1, 2026, due June 22, 2026).

Issuing bodies soliciting under the code span county water resources departments, municipal water utilities, county health departments, and state corrections facilities. Hillsborough County (Florida) appears across multiple related procurements, including a sole source award to Water Treatment & Controls Technology, Inc., for Wallace & Tiernan controllers and Depolox analyzers (posted May 1, 2026) valued at $611,692.29 over five years. The geographic distribution reflects activity in Florida, Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with Florida accounting for four recent solicitations. Laboratory testing contracts emphasize NELAP or equivalent state certifications, compliance with EPA and Florida Department of Environmental Protection standards, sample turnaround times (typically seven to 21 calendar days), and required insurance (commonly $1,000,000 per occurrence general liability with professional liability or errors and omissions coverage of $2,000,000). Equipment procurements stress specific measurement parameters (free chlorine, total chlorine, pH, dissolved oxygen, conductivity), ambient temperature operation ranges, and standalone operation independent of networked systems. Contract terms vary from one year (Hillsborough County janitorial supplies at an estimated $765,679.84, though not water-specific) to five years (Illinois IDOC chlorine analyzers, Meriden laboratory testing), with most including optional renewal periods.