UNSPSC 70171500: Water resource development service

UNSPSC 70171500 Water resource development service is a Class code under which state and local governments procure water testing, analysis, treatment system upgrades, and related infrastructure improvements. Recent solicitations show active procurement for routine water quality monitoring at correctional facilities and municipal water systems, engineering assessment of wastewater treatment infrastructure, SCADA system upgrades at water reclamation facilities, production well construction, and specialized laboratory analysis services supporting regulatory compliance. The issuing bodies span state departments, municipal water utilities, counties, and special-purpose water districts, with repeat buyers including the City of Santa Cruz Water Department, state prison systems, and city water reclamation authorities across Florida, Georgia, California, Texas, and Illinois. Work being solicited includes monthly potable and wastewater testing with regulatory reporting (Illinois Department of Corrections, Menard Correctional Center, IFB 27426DOCMENARB53250, due July 17, 2026); capital needs assessment for wastewater collection and treatment facilities supporting state revolving fund eligibility (Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, RFQ PE92800RFQC2027000000014, due July 24, 2026); SCADA system equipment upgrades and control room improvements at water reclamation facilities (Orange County, Florida, IFB Y26748, estimated $14.3 million, due July 28, 2026); and laboratory testing services for groundwater quality monitoring at multiple landfill sites (County of Sacramento Department of Waste Management and Recycling, RFP 2026GEN0045, three-year term).

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (multiple water reclamation and treatment facility contracts), Georgia (state financing and environmental authority initiatives), California (Santa Cruz water system modernization and ASR well conversion projects), Texas (water treatment plant maintenance), and the Upper Midwest, with secondary activity in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Oregon, and other states. Representative opportunities include the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority's clean water needs survey targeting state and local wastewater systems (due July 24, 2026); Orange County, Florida's $14.3 million SCADA and control system upgrade at the East Water Reclamation Facility (due July 28, 2026); the City of Santa Cruz's $100 million+ Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant environmental services and facility improvements project spanning 2027–2030 (pre-qualification due May 14, 2026); City of Casselberry's $3.8 million Water Reclamation Facility Phase II improvements including sand filter replacement (ITB due April 16, 2026); and the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County's $125,000–$175,000 automatic strainer replacement at North Oconee Water Reclamation Facility (IFB due June 12, 2026).