UNSPSC 77131700: Toxic substances pollution

UNSPSC 77131700 Toxic substances pollution is a Class code covering state and local procurement of hazardous and contaminated material removal, remediation, testing, and disposal services. State and local governments buy pesticide disposal event management, contaminated soil excavation and off-site disposal, hazardous waste characterization and transport, pharmaceutical destruction, asbestos and mold abatement, biomedical waste collection, petroleum product disposal, and environmental site remediation and monitoring under this code. Issuing bodies span state environmental departments, state purchasing divisions, counties, cities, school districts, and special-purpose authorities. The Texas Department of Agriculture, California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Georgia Institute of Technology, and multiple county and city environmental, planning, and emergency management offices have posted recent opportunities. Work ranges from event-based pesticide collection to ongoing as-needed hazardous waste management and remediation at contaminated sites.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, California, Georgia, Florida, and Oregon, with scattered activity across Nevada, Connecticut, Kentucky, Arizona, and Michigan. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Agriculture's solicitation for pesticide disposal events with annual collection of 73,500 to 178,500 pounds from 10 to 200 participants (RFP 5510000952, due August 17, 2026); the California Department of Toxic Substances Control's request for potentially responsible party searches and chain-of-title research supporting site remediation work (RFP 2627-07, due August 13, 2026, with estimated contract value not to exceed $950,000 over two years); the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection's on-call procurement for environmental mitigation, assessment, and remediation services statewide across four service categories (RFP 70CNRS3900, due August 11, 2026); the City of Atlanta's environmental remediation at the Chattahoochee Brick Company site, a 75.4-acre property requiring excavation and disposal of approximately 3,800 to 5,700 tons of contaminated soils under EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant funding (estimated value $2.23 million, prequalification phase through August 2026); and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's request for Superfund engineering services across multiple remediation phases (RFQ 582-27-00400, due June 15, 2026, continuous five-year term). Performance and payment bonds, insurance minimums of $1 to $2 million per occurrence, hazardous-waste handling certifications, and compliance with EPA, OSHA, and state environmental standards appear consistently across specifications.