UNSPSC 70171502: Water resources planning services

UNSPSC 70171502 Water resources planning services is a Commodity code capturing state and local procurement activity in water quality monitoring, testing, regulatory compliance, and facility planning. State and local governments purchase under this code primarily routine water and wastewater testing at treatment plants and correctional facilities, wastewater analysis and regulatory reporting, groundwater quality assessment for landfill monitoring, and specialized consulting services for water system planning and compliance—including needs assessments for Clean Water State Revolving Fund eligibility, water loss control program design, and aquifer storage and recovery facility engineering. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, environmental protection agencies and their financing authorities, counties and municipalities operating water and wastewater utilities, and special-purpose water districts. Illinois Department of Corrections, Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and water departments in Santa Cruz, Sacramento, Palm Bay, and other California and Florida jurisdictions appear as repeat solicitors. Work solicited ranges from routine compliance testing (Illinois Department of Corrections water operator services at Robinson Correctional Center, certified to Class B or higher) to multi-year environmental consulting contracts (City of Santa Cruz's $100 million+ Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant environmental services RFQ for specialized biological, arborist, and paleontological monitoring over four years).

Recent opportunities show geographic concentration in California and Florida, with secondary activity in Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The California activities dominate: City of Santa Cruz has posted multiple RFQ and RFP notices for water loss control program design (AWWA M36 audit and Senate Bill 555 compliance), environmental services for the Graham Hill treatment plant facility improvements, and aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) facility design and construction (Beltz 8 and Beltz 9 upgrades). Georgia Environmental Finance Authority issued RFQ PE92800RFQC2027000000014 on July 6, 2026 (due July 24) for a Clean Water Needs Survey assessing capital investment for wastewater collection and treatment facilities statewide to support Clean Water State Revolving Fund eligibility determinations. The State of Illinois Department of Corrections posted water testing services solicitation 27426DOCMENARB53250 (due July 17, 2026) at Menard Correctional Center, requiring licensed vendors to conduct potable water quality testing with $1 million commercial general liability and $2 million aggregate insurance. Texas Health and Human Services Commission sought wastewater analysis services at Mexia State Supported Living Center (HHS0017407, due July 23, 2026) for monthly testing, Discharge Monitoring Report preparation via NetDMR, and annual sludge analysis at $48,600 annually over a four-year term. County of Sacramento Department of Waste Management and Recycling issued RFP 2026GEN0045 (due May 26, 2026) for three-year laboratory testing services supporting groundwater monitoring at three landfill facilities, requiring in-house analysis of 80 percent of work with EPA 8260/8270 volatile and semi-volatile organic compound testing, PFAS analysis, and GeoTracker-formatted reporting. These represent both routine compliance purchasing (water testing, wastewater monitoring, chlorine tank inspection) and higher-value professional services (planning, engineering design, specialized environmental consulting).