UNSPSC 77140000: Environmental laboratory services

Environmental sample testing to NELAC, VELAP standards for drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, groundwater, surface water, soil, sludge, solid waste, waste disposal, and ballast water.

UNSPSC 77140000 Environmental laboratory services is a Family code that encompasses waste collection, treatment, transportation, and disposal services for hazardous and non-hazardous materials generated by state and local facilities. Recent opportunities under this code show state and local governments purchasing biological waste collection and disposal, chemical waste processing, leachate pumping and transport, household hazardous waste collection, medical and biohazardous waste removal, and emergency environmental spill response and site remediation. The issuing bodies are predominantly municipal departments (water utilities, public works, environmental services, sanitation), county boards and departments, special districts (transit authorities, solid waste authorities), and state agencies including corrections and transportation departments. School districts and higher-education institutions also appear as buyers. Repeat solicitors include Hillsborough County (Florida), the City of Wichita (Kansas), and multiple Texas municipalities.

Geographic spread of recent activity spans Florida, Texas, Kansas, Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, California, Mississippi, Massachusetts, and Illinois. The most concentrated activity appears in Florida (Hillsborough County, City of Wichita, and City of Tampa) and Texas (multiple municipalities and TDCJ), with secondary presence across the Upper Midwest and Southwest. Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County's ITB 26-00422 for leachate pumping, transportation, and disposal at the Southeast County Landfill (bids due October 14, 2026; estimated value $14.28 million over three years); the City of Tampa's RFQ for hazardous and non-hazardous waste pickup, transport, and disposal under SMQ Illegal_Dumping_and_Hazardous_Material_Disposal (quotes due September 11, 2026; requires EPA identification and Florida FDEP hazardous waste transporter registration); Houston City College's RFP 27-03 for biological waste collection and disposal (proposals due November 20, 2026); and the Michigan Department of Transportation's RFP 26-2668 for emergency environmental cleanup and remediation across 13 counties (proposals due October 5, 2026; requires 40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification for all staff). The code shows robust activity driven by regulatory compliance obligations and the steady generation of hazardous waste streams at public facilities, though many procurements are issued on an as-needed basis with no guaranteed minimums.