UNSPSC 70171601: Water quality management

UNSPSC 70171601 Water quality management is a Commodity code encompassing the analytical testing, monitoring, compliance services, and technical studies that state and local water and wastewater utilities deploy to ensure safe potable water, regulatory compliance, and operational integrity across treatment and distribution systems. Recent state and local solicitations show substantial activity in monthly and seasonal water sampling and microbial analysis tied to Total Coliform Rule and Lead and Copper Rule compliance; PFAS and emerging-contaminant source-water evaluation studies; laboratory analysis of groundwater monitoring wells at landfills and closed disposal sites; wastewater plant disinfection byproduct and trace organic testing; and specialized services such as mechanical integrity testing of deep injection wells and SCADA system integration for treatment automation. Counties, municipalities, state corrections facilities, regional authorities, and special districts such as water departments and environmental finance authorities are the primary buyers, with repeat activity at state correctional centers in Illinois and Florida, municipal water departments in California and Connecticut, and county environmental management departments. Geographic spread spans Florida (Hillsborough County, City of Palm Bay, Orange County), California (Sacramento County, Santa Cruz, Okaloosa County), Illinois (state corrections facilities), Connecticut (Town of Glastonbury, Town of Sterling), Georgia (Athens-Clarke County, City of Atlanta, Fort Valley Utility Commission), Texas (Mexia State Supported Living Center, Murray City water authority in Utah), and multiple other states.

Representative recent opportunities include the Illinois Department of Corrections soliciting a water testing vendor at Menard Correctional Center (Solicitation 27426DOCMENARB53250, bids due July 17, 2026) to conduct IEPA-compliant testing including Total Coliform Rule, Disinfection Byproduct Rule, and Lead and Copper Rule analysis; Murray City, Utah requesting an engineering consultant for a PFAS Evaluation and Source Development Study addressing PFOA contamination in two municipal wells (Solicitation 2643, SOQs due November 16, 2026, with up to $100,000 in Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funding); the City of Phoenix Water Services Department seeking atmospheric monitoring instruments and fixed-installation sensors for hazardous gas detection at water and wastewater facilities under DBE participation requirements (IFB-27-0435, offers due September 4, 2026); and Sarasota County procuring an exploratory monitor well construction project at the Dona Bay Surface Water Storage Facility (Solicitation 262878MH, bids due July 29, 2026). Set-asides and federal compliance requirements—including DBE participation, prevailing wage, PFAS emerging-contaminant funding tied to state revolving funds, and NPDES permit obligations—appear consistently across opportunities, indicating stable regulatory drivers for procurement activity in this code.