UNSPSC 76101605: Carbon based filtration and decontamination service

Service to remove contaminants from air or water or wastewater using activated carbon. Includes installing, replacing and monitoring of systems

UNSPSC 76101605 Carbon based filtration and decontamination service is a Commodity code that state and local governments use to procure hazardous waste response, remediation, and decontamination services—including pesticide disposal event management, biohazard cleaning, underground storage tank remediation, wastewater solids handling, and emergency response to drug labs, wildfires, and industrial contamination. Recent solicitations show state environmental agencies, water utilities, public health departments, and special districts buying these services on both routine and emergency bases, with work ranging from single-event pesticide collections to multi-year framework contracts for statewide hazmat response. The issuing bodies span state environmental departments and departments of natural resources, county and municipal utilities and public works, independent school districts, municipal police and public safety agencies, and regional courts with emergency-response authority. Texas appears most active in the current opportunity pool, with the Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas General Land Office, and Colorado Department of Labor and Employment all soliciting under this code; activity also appears in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Connecticut, California, and Arizona.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Agriculture's pesticide disposal event services procurement (RFP 5510000952, due August 17, 2026) seeking annually-recurring collection and decontamination of 73,500 to 178,500 pounds of agricultural chemical waste from 70–110 participants per event; the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment's Petroleum Master Agreement (RFP KATA 2026000038, due March 30, 2026) for statewide leaking underground petroleum storage tank site characterization and remediation with emergency response within twelve hours statewide or four hours on the Front Range; Charlotte Water's Irwin Creek WWTP outfall solids removal (RFP FY27-RFP-04, due May 8, 2026) for cleaning 9,813 linear feet of contaminated sewer and dewatering 160 tons of sediment; Collier County's biosolids hauling from five wastewater treatment plants (RFP 25-8403R, due May 7, 2026) moving 2,000 to 360,000 tons/gallons monthly with grant funding and a five-year term; and the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda's hazardous waste response services for illegal drug labs and disaster cleanup (rolling RFQ 2526-08, next deadline April 29, 2026) across six geographic zones with rolling four-round evaluation cycles through 2028. Most solicit on unit-price or per-pound bases; many require environmental certifications (CO-REP, OSHA, FDEP, EPA), Commercial General Liability insurance at $1 million or higher, and hazmat-specific experience. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction, with some requiring HUB/MWBE outreach and others mandating Section 3 labor participation or Davis-Bacon compliance when federal funding applies.