UNSPSC 77121705: Surface water pollution drainage services

UNSPSC 77121705 Surface water pollution drainage services, a Commodity code, encompasses water quality testing, laboratory analysis, and technical consulting services that state and local governments procure to monitor and manage stormwater runoff, wastewater discharge compliance, and aquatic ecosystem protection. Recent solicitations show agencies buying laboratory testing for drinking water and wastewater parameters (microbial and chemical contaminants including lead, PFAS, VOCs, and pathogens), acute and chronic aquatic toxicity bioassays to demonstrate regulatory compliance, physical drainage infrastructure repair and sludge removal, and specialized consulting support for environmental cleanup programs. Issuing bodies include county transportation authorities and public utilities, municipal water and wastewater departments, school districts managing water systems, and special-purpose water authorities. County and municipal utilities dominate recent activity, with Florida and Connecticut generating multiple concurrent procurements; state environmental agencies also solicit testing services on behalf of school districts and daycare facilities statewide.

Recent opportunities span Florida, Connecticut, Georgia, Nevada, and Arizona. The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) posted an RFP on October 12, 2026, due November 9, 2026, for $300,000 in water quality technical consulting services (five-year term) to support Tier 1 and Tier 2 environmental cleanup project administration, technical review, and guideline refinement under UNSPSC 77121705 — a direct fit. Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida's seventh-largest district) issued an ITB for comprehensive water and wastewater laboratory testing across 32 line items with estimated annual usage ranging from 2 to 850 tests per category, bids due September 24, 2026. The City of Palm Bay, Florida, requested bids for laboratory testing and professional services under ITB 50-ITB-26, due October 6, 2026, covering water analysis (deep injection well monitoring, drinking water, PFAS, VOC analysis), wastewater testing at regional treatment plants, industrial pretreatment monitoring, and courier services; historical annual spending ranges from $65,665 to $95,438. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners solicited bids for acute and chronic toxicity testing services under ITB-26-00323, due July 31, 2026, with estimated contract value of $460,350 over three years. The City of Meriden, Connecticut, Water Pollution Control Facility posted ITB B026-57 on June 30, 2026, for laboratory testing including quarterly acute toxicity testing, annual chronic toxicity testing, dewatering sludge analyses, and semi-annual stormwater monitoring over a two-year term (with optional two-year extensions). The Nevada State Purchasing Division, on behalf of the Nevada Division of Conservation and Natural Resources and Department of Environmental Protection, requested proposals for WIIN water testing in schools and daycare facilities statewide under RFP 70CNRS3879, due July 8, 2026, with estimated contract value of $528,535 over two years beginning October 13, 2026, encompassing lead testing at approximately 372 preschools, 667 daycare facilities, and 392 elementary schools using EPA method 200.8 at Nevada-certified laboratories, corrective action coordination, and web-based data tracking. The Brazos River Authority (Texas) issued RFP 26-1391, due July 16, 2026, for freshwater mussel survey and aquatic species relocation services supporting compliance with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department requirements, compensated on time-and-materials basis with a one-year initial term and up to four renewal options.