UNSPSC 60104403: Fossils

UNSPSC 60104403 Fossils is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local procurement activity, encompasses groundwater monitoring and sampling services including collection, coordination, and analysis support for environmental compliance and water resource management. Sarasota County, Florida, the issuing body in the recent record, is soliciting professional services for quarterly and monthly sampling of monitor wells at a wellfield reserve site, with all work performed under Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Southwest Florida Water Management District requirements. The work involves manpower, equipment provision, and sample collection coordination at multiple well locations over a 12-month operational cycle. Issuing bodies under this code appear to include county environmental or water management departments; the recent opportunity shows Sarasota County as the sole identified buyer in the recent activity block.

The code shows activity in Florida based on the Carlton Water Quality Monitoring solicitation. Sarasota County issued a Request for Professional Services (RPS) on April 14, 2026, with a proposal due date of April 9, 2026, seeking a qualified proposer registered with the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation to provide engineering or geology services with at least one licensed Professional Engineer or Professional Geologist in Florida on staff. The anticipated initial contract term is three years executed as a Continuing Services Agreement. Prospective bidders must carry professional liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per claim/occurrence, workers' compensation coverage, commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and business automobile liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit. No incumbent vendor, budget range, or contract value was specified in the available solicitation materials. Full documents and the Q&A platform are accessible through the Sarasota County Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/scgov.