UNSPSC 70171605: Water rights advisory services

UNSPSC 70171605 Water rights advisory services is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are procuring under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code involve water system operations, testing, treatment infrastructure, and facility maintenance—not water rights advisory services. The code shows minimal relevant recent activity: a single irrigation system installation bid (City of DeBary, Florida), wastewater treatment facility operations and testing contracts (Illinois Department of Corrections facilities, Menard and Shawnee Correctional Centers, and Texas Division of Emergency Management), water quality monitoring and laboratory services (Sacramento County, Menard Correctional Center, and City of Phoenix), and water infrastructure design and construction projects (Town of Sterling, Connecticut; Port San Antonio; Clackamas County). The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual opportunities suggests that state and local procurement offices are using 70171605 as a catch-all for water-related services rather than advisory services narrowly focused on water rights.

Activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, California, Texas, and Connecticut, with Florida and Illinois showing the highest concentration of recent solicitations. The issuing bodies are predominantly municipal water departments, county utilities commissions, and state correctional facilities, along with regional special-purpose districts. Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County Capital Projects Management's IFB for a $4,728,600 diesel generator installation at the Valrico Reclaimed Water Facility with a November 18, 2026 response deadline and a 5% SBE subcontractor participation goal; Clackamas County's sealed bid for $3.7 million aeration basin refurbishment at the Tri-City Water Resource Recovery Facility with a November 10, 2026 due date and prevailing wage requirements; and the City of Phoenix's five-year atmospheric monitoring instruments IFB for hazardous-gas detection equipment at water and wastewater facilities with a September 4, 2026 deadline and DBE-Neutral participation requirements. If your firm pursues this code, expect to compete for water utility operations, treatment systems, testing services, and capital infrastructure work rather than policy or consulting services tied to water rights allocation.