UNSPSC 70131506: Soil improvement

UNSPSC 70131506 Soil improvement, a Commodity code, encompasses state and local procurement of soil fumigation, soil stabilization, and soil preparation services across nursery operations, landfill cover sourcing, and site development projects. The Missouri Department of Conservation is the repeat buyer under this code, soliciting soil fumigation services for its George O. White State Nursery through dual identical IFBs posted in late June 2026 with bids due July 10, 2026—the contractor must hold a Missouri pesticide applicator license or reciprocal equivalent, supply application machinery and labor for methyl bromide and chloropicrin injection across 14 acres at 300 injection points per acre to a minimum depth of six inches using a soil tarp method, and comply with mandatory participation from Organizations for the Blind/Sheltered Workshops (minimum $5,000 or 2% of contract value) and Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (3% participation). Beyond Missouri, the activity spreads across Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Texas: Dalton Utilities in Georgia requested geotechnical investigation and reporting for a gas-fired generation facility (RFP due June 30, 2026); Maryland Environmental Service solicited sourcing, testing, and delivery of up to 450,000 cubic yards of cover soil to Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill (bids due July 15, 2026); the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Fish and Wildlife Bureau issued a multi-regional custom farm services contract covering soil preparation operations such as plowing, discing, and lime application across Wildlife Management Areas (quotes due April 29, 2026); and the State of Georgia requested mechanical and chemical site preparation at Dixon Memorial State Forest, approximately 196.65 acres (bids due March 3, 2026, with mandatory pre-bid February 19, 2026).

Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state natural resource and environmental agencies (Missouri Department of Conservation, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State of Georgia), county and municipal utilities (Dalton Utilities, Maryland Environmental Service), and transportation authorities. Activity concentrates in Missouri (repeat fumigation work), Georgia (site preparation and facility design support), the Mid-Atlantic region (Maryland), the Northeast (New Jersey), and Texas (pasture management and deforestation). Representative recent opportunities demonstrate the breadth: Missouri's IFB for soil fumigation at a state nursery is the most active thread with dual postings in June 2026; Georgia's geotechnical survey RFP for Dalton Utilities represents civil infrastructure soil characterization work typical under this code; and the New Jersey custom farm services contract covering 102 price lines in plowing, discing, and soil preparation across three regions shows sustained regional demand for mechanized soil operations. The code reflects procurement for both operational site maintenance (mowing, soil amendment, establishment of turf and vegetation across preserve areas) and capital-intensive soil engineering (testing, fumigation, stabilization for infrastructure development). Set-asides and compliance requirements vary by jurisdiction and funding source, with Missouri emphasizing blind/sheltered workshop and SDVE participation, while federal grant funding (as in Harris County's turf establishment contract and New Jersey's custom farm services) triggers Section 3, prevailing wage, and minority participation commitments.