UNSPSC 77121601: Soil pollution protection services

UNSPSC 77121601 Soil pollution protection services (Commodity) encompasses hydrogeologic investigation, environmental remediation, and site assessment work that state and local governments are actively procuring to address groundwater contamination, mine-site fluid management, landfill erosion control, and underground storage tank releases. The recent solicitation mix shows county utilities, state environmental agencies, waste management departments, and municipalities issuing RFPs and RFQs for specialized environmental consulting, engineering design, interim operational management, and compliance support. Pinellas County Utilities posted RFQ 26-0616-CCNAC on July 9, 2026, seeking a five-year hydrogeologic consulting contract valued at $5 million to manage aquifer storage, recharge wells, deep disposal wells, and monitoring wells with engineering support, requiring 10 percent small business enterprise subcontract participation on work assignments exceeding $50,000. The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) Bureau of Mining Regulation and Reclamation issued RFP 70CNRS3893 on June 18, 2026, for interim fluid management at mine sites—a four-year initial-term contract beginning January 1, 2027, covering pumping, recirculation, evaporation, and environmental monitoring of process water across statewide sites. Sacramento County's Department of Waste Management and Recycling posted RFB 2026-RFB-0049 on May 14, 2026, for annual hydroseeding erosion control at four landfill and transfer facilities, with a mandatory pre-bid meeting held May 27 and bids due June 11, offering a 5 percent local business preference and a 2 percent micro-business preference. The City of Bradenton, Florida, solicited RFQ proposals on April 16, 2026, for environmental testing services including Phase I and II assessments, brownfield investigations, underground storage tank management, asbestos and mold testing, with task orders capped at $500,000 and construction costs not exceeding $7,500,000.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, California, Georgia, and Nevada. The State of Georgia Land Protection Branch posted competitive professional services procurement 46200DNR0000837 on March 13, 2026, for environmental response at underground storage tank sites where responsible parties cannot be identified or are unwilling to perform compliance work. Geographic concentration reflects state-level environmental regulation of contaminated sites, county infrastructure maintenance, and utility groundwater management across the Southeast and West. The issuing-body mix includes specialized state environmental departments (Nevada NDEP, Georgia Land Protection), county utilities and waste management systems, and municipal facilities departments. Geographic spread remains broad across multiple states, with no single jurisdiction dominating the code's activity. Set-aside and preference programs vary by jurisdiction—Pinellas County requires certified small business enterprise participation, Nevada applies a 5 percent state-vendor preference, Sacramento County offers both local and micro-business preferences, and OUC established an 8 percent M/WBE goal (though that solicitation, industrial vacuum services, appears tangential to soil pollution protection and likely reflects tagging misalignment).