UNSPSC 76121902: Acid waste collection or disposal

UNSPSC 76121902 Acid waste collection or disposal, a Commodity code, encompasses the collection, transportation, testing, treatment, and disposal of acidic and hazardous chemical waste streams generated by industrial facilities, laboratories, municipalities, and households—though recent state and local solicitations show activity extending well beyond strict acid waste to encompass broader hazardous materials management, environmental remediation, and disaster-related debris removal. State and local governments purchase under this code through environmental quality departments, county solid waste and environmental divisions, water authorities, city utilities and public works departments, transit authorities, and specialized environmental response agencies, with Texas agencies (the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Facilities Commission, Texas General Land Office) appearing repeatedly alongside county and municipal environmental management bodies in Florida, Georgia, California, Oregon, and other states. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Agriculture's pesticide disposal event services (RFP 5510000952, due August 17, 2026, estimated over $100,000), Marion County Florida's household hazardous waste collection and disposal program (ITB 26B-101, due July 16, 2026, with 90 line items covering absorbents, aerosols, corrosives, flammables, PCBs, and toxic materials), the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection's statewide environmental remediation services (RFP 70CNRS3900, due August 11, 2026), the City of Atlanta's contaminated-soil excavation and disposal at the Chattahoochee Brick Company brownfield site (IFB at $2.23 million, prequalification phase with May 15, 2026 responses), and Pasco County Florida's petroleum products and petroleum-contaminated materials collection (IFB-CA-26-055, due May 19, 2026, with annual volumes of 9,500 gallons used oil, 6,500 gallons filters, and contaminated floor materials).

Geographic activity clusters in Texas (Houston, Austin, El Paso, San Antonio), Florida (Marion, Collier, Pasco, Clayton, Orange counties), Georgia (Atlanta, Clayton County, Wilcox County), California (Los Angeles, Ventura, statewide via Caltrans and DTSC), and Oregon, with federal grant-funded brownfield remediation and FEMA disaster-response procurement driving activity in multiple states. The issuing-body mix reflects heavy municipal and county environmental/utilities participation alongside state environmental protection and natural resources divisions, water authorities, and emergency management agencies. Most opportunities are competitively bid RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, or IFBs with response windows of 30–60 days; many are as-needed or on-call contracts with no guaranteed volumes, multi-year terms (typically three to five years with renewal options), and evaluation weighted toward past performance, technical qualifications, and cost. Set-asides and preferences appear frequently—SBE, MBE, WBE, VBE, and HUBZone-equivalent participation goals (often 25–35%) are common, particularly in Texas (HUB Subcontracting Plan requirements) and California (SB/DVBE incentives). Insurance requirements are consistent and substantial: general liability commonly $1–2 million per occurrence, pollution liability $500,000–2 million, workers' compensation and auto liability standard. Activity is steady and diversified across hazardous waste, petroleum products, biosolids, disaster debris, contaminated soil, asbestos, mold, medical/biohazard waste, and specialized environmental remediation, with no shortage of opportunities across tiers.