UNSPSC 70161700: Ecosystems

UNSPSC 70161700 Ecosystems is a Class code covering ecosystem restoration, habitat enhancement, and environmental remediation services that state and local governments procure to restore degraded waterways, wetlands, riparian areas, and associated habitats. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions buying detailed design and implementation work—invasive species removal, riparian vegetation, stream channel restoration, green infrastructure, mussel surveys, and coastal wetland recovery—executed by environmental engineers, landscape contractors, and specialized restoration firms holding relevant state pesticide applicator licenses, professional credentials, and hands-on experience with native plant establishment and aquatic species management. The issuing bodies span state environmental departments, regional transit and parkway authorities, county governments, cities, tribal governments, fire protection districts, and state universities, with significant activity from California's Caltrans (multiple habitat restoration contracts), Oregon's state agency (coastal wetland engineering), and specialized authorities like Atlanta Beltline and the Brazos River Authority. Work is performed across California, Oregon, Washington, Georgia, Texas, Florida, Colorado, Connecticut, and Nevada, with recent momentum in the Pacific Northwest and California driven by climate resilience funding, coastal protection priorities, and trail/parkway restoration initiatives.

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Arlington's annual mosquito control services contract (RFP, due October 22, 2026) for surveillance, larviciding, and reporting; the California Department of Transportation's American River Parkway habitat restoration (IFB 03A4149, due August 20, 2026, C-27 landscape license required, 1.5 acres of native planting and invasive removal); Dorchester County's Ashley River obstruction clearing (IFB, due October 21, 2026, federally funded with Davis-Bacon labor standards, debris removal via barge equipment); and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Gallagher Slough tide gate and coastal wetland restoration engineering (RFP, due September 17, 2026). The Atlanta Beltline's Proctor Creek stream restoration (sealed bids, due November 17, 2026) addresses 900 linear feet of channel and riparian buffer with green infrastructure and invasive removal. Caltrans Placer County riparian work (IFB 03A4120, due August 27, 2026) spans 1.06 acres across four Highway 49 locations with mandatory site inspection, prevailing wage triggers above $15,000, and five-year establishment contracts. Activity signals sustained demand for habitat professional services, permitting support, and multi-year plant establishment work, particularly in jurisdictions with federal funding or climate-adaptation mandates.