UNSPSC 77121703: Surface water pollution protection services

UNSPSC 77121703 Surface water pollution protection services is a Commodity code that encompasses laboratory testing, monitoring, and remediation support for wastewater treatment facilities, drinking water systems, and aquatic ecosystems. State and local governments soliciting under this code are acquiring analytical services to comply with Clean Water Act and NPDES permit requirements, including acute and chronic aquatic toxicity testing, sludge composition analysis, stormwater monitoring, lead detection in drinking water, and species surveys to support permitting and environmental compliance. The issuing bodies are mixed: municipal water pollution control facilities, state environmental protection departments, school districts and daycare facility networks, county governments, and special-purpose water authorities. Recent solicitations show activity across wastewater treatment operations, drinking water safety programs, and ecological restoration projects.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Georgia, Texas, and Nevada. The City of Meriden, Connecticut's Water Pollution Control Facility issued an Invitation to Bid (B026-57) on June 30, 2026, due May 28, 2026, for two-year laboratory testing services encompassing quarterly aquatic toxicity testing, annual sludge analyses, and semi-annual stormwater monitoring with optional two-year extensions. The Brazos River Authority in Texas posted an RFP (26-1391) on June 23, 2026, due July 16, 2026, for freshwater mussel survey and species relocation services using SCUBA and hookah diving techniques to support Army Corps of Engineers and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department permitting, with compensation on time-and-materials basis through five potential one-year periods. The State of Nevada Purchasing Division issued an RFP (70CNRS3879) on June 3, 2026, due July 8, 2026, for statewide WIIN water testing services in preschools, daycare facilities, and elementary schools under an estimated $528,535, two-year contract beginning October 13, 2026, requiring EPA analytical method 200.8 testing at Nevada-certified laboratories and web-based data tracking. The City of Hartwell, Georgia solicited sealed bids (PE63460NONST2026000000010) on June 25, 2026, due July 28, 2026, for alum sludge removal, dewatering, and disposal from two water treatment plant lagoons totaling approximately 3,315 cubic yards with 120-day completion requirement.