UNSPSC 76101600: Hazardous material decontamination

UNSPSC 76101600 Hazardous material decontamination (Class) spans the removal, treatment, and disposal of friable and non-friable asbestos-containing materials, biological and medical waste, chemical and hazardous waste, leachate, and contaminated soil and debris at state and local facilities. State and local governments procure these services to remediate building interiors during renovations, manage ongoing biomedical waste streams from health and public-safety operations, address environmental spills and illegal dumping, treat wastewater treatment by-products, and conduct post-disaster debris cleanup and site remediation. Recent solicitations show a mix of one-time abatement projects, recurring waste collection and disposal contracts, and emergency response agreements across school districts, counties, municipalities, state agencies, and special-purpose authorities. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Volusia County Schools in Florida), counties (Hillsborough County, Orange County, Escambia County), cities (Wichita, Tampa, Fort Worth, Tucson, St. Petersburg, Atlanta, Albuquerque), state departments (Texas HHSC, Michigan DOT, Illinois EPA, California Department of General Services), transit agencies (Orlando Utilities Commission, Orange County Transportation Authority), and specialized entities (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Houston City College, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, university systems). Incumbent vendors identified in recent postings include North East Treatment LLC DBA American BioClean, Inc. (Volusia County Schools), Aqua Clean Environmental (Hillsborough County leachate disposal), Stericycle, Inc. and Ventrex Environmental Services, LLC (Fort Worth biomedical waste), and Hull's Environmental Services, Inc. (St. Petersburg emergency response).

Recent activity concentrates in Florida (Volusia County, Hillsborough County, Escambia County, Pinellas County, Lee County), Texas (Wichita, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston), California (Orange County, Los Angeles region, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties), and Michigan, with additional solicitations in Arizona, Connecticut, Kansas, Massachusetts, Georgia, Washington, Illinois, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include Volusia County Schools' notice of intent to single-source waste processing and disposal services—intake, treatment, and processing of grease trap waste, septic waste, and biosolids with an estimated annual expenditure of $200,000 (due May 5, 2026); Houston City College's RFP for biological waste collection and disposal services including sharps containers, biohazard signage, pickup Monday–Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and certificates of destruction (due November 20, 2026); the City of Wichita's invitation for bids on solidification and disposal of non-hazardous liquid waste from sewage treatment plants and pickup loads under a one-year term with two optional one-year renewals (due October 30, 2026); and the City of Fort Worth's RFP for standby disaster debris monitoring across loading, disposal, transfer, and reduction sites with a mandatory 30 percent small-business participation goal and a five-year initial term with one optional five-year renewal (due November 5, 2026). The code shows consistent demand across routine waste streams (medical, chemical, biological), emergency response services (spill response, illegal dumping removal), and capital remediation projects (asbestos abatement, site decontamination), with response timelines ranging from 24–48 hours for emergency services to standard business-hours scheduling for planned collection.