UNSPSC 77141503: Inorganics testing

Testing inorganic parameters utilizing a variety of methods and instrumentation for hardness, chlorides, fluoride, total organic carbon TOC, alkalinity, nitrate, nitrite, langlier index, corrosion index, pH, temperature, residual chlorine, sulfate, total suspended solids TSS, total dissolved solids TDS, total solids TS, etc.

UNSPSC 77141503 Inorganics testing, a Commodity code, encompasses the testing, characterization, and disposal oversight of inorganic hazardous materials at contaminated sites, as reflected in recent state and local procurements that focus on environmental remediation, waste characterization, and site assessment activities. State and local governments buy these services primarily through environmental agencies managing Superfund sites, brownfield cleanup programs, and contaminated property remediation initiatives, as well as through public works and utilities departments handling hazardous waste disposal and environmental compliance. Issuing bodies include state environmental protection divisions, county environmental management offices, city planning and public works departments, water authorities, and special-purpose environmental districts. Texas leads in recent solicitation activity, with multiple state agencies posting opportunities: the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued RFQs for Superfund Engineering Services (June 2026) and has issued procurement 582-27-00400 for comprehensive remediation and oversight engineering at Superfund sites, while the Texas Department of Agriculture solicited pesticide disposal event services (August 17, 2026 deadline). The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, on behalf of the Nevada State Purchasing Division, posted RFP 70CNRS3900 for Environmental Mitigation, Assessment, and Remediation Services statewide (August 11, 2026 deadline), covering site assessment, characterization, remediation, and specialized services including geotechnical and hydrogeological expertise. The City of Atlanta, Georgia issued a pre-advertisement for environmental remediation at the Chattahoochee Brick Company site—a 75.4-acre property requiring excavation and off-site disposal of approximately 5,700 tons of soil contaminated with lead, cadmium, benzene, and PCBs (estimated value $2.23 million, August 11, 2026 question deadline). Georgia's state procurement has been particularly active, with the State Entity's Land Protection Branch issuing eRFQs for Underground Storage Tank Response Services (April 14, 2026 deadline) and Hazardous Waste Site Response Services selecting up to eight contractors for professional environmental response (April 16, 2026 deadline).

Work actually being solicited spans site investigation and remediation engineering, hazardous waste testing and characterization, remedial design oversight, groundwater treatment operations, field sampling, waste profiling, waste transportation coordination, and disposal documentation. The Nevada procurement exemplifies scope depth: it requires waste characterization, spill and leak stabilization, impacted media removal and containerization, engineering controls implementation, and alternative water source provision across four service categories including site assessment, remediation, chlorinated solvent remediation, and abandoned mine land work. Texas's Superfund procurement (RFQ 582-27-00400, due June 15, 2026) demands feasibility studies, remedial design, remedial action oversight, groundwater treatment plant operations, and field sampling with staffing of minimum four Project Engineers, four Project Managers, three Resident Project Representatives, and one Treatment Plant Operator—all directly employed with Texas professional engineering licenses. The Texas General Land Office's beach and marine debris removal RFQ (due April 22, 2026) required three-year experience in debris removal with demonstrated FEMA working experience and side-scan sonar capability at 250kHz resolution. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, Georgia, and Nevada, reflecting robust environmental remediation spending among state environmental agencies and water authorities; Florida and Oregon also show recent activity. Multi-year contract terms dominate—Nevada offers four years with two optional one-year renewals; Texas Superfund contract runs five years through August 31, 2031; Georgia's hazardous site response contracts are task-order driven with no guaranteed minimums. VetHUB subcontracting goals appear in Texas procurements (1.0 percent), while Nevada requires specified DBE, MBE, and WBE participation percentages. Insurance requirements consistently exceed $1 million commercial general liability with pollution liability rider requirements of $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence. The recent opportunities show sustained demand driven by federal Superfund reauthorization, EPA brownfield grant funding, state appropriations for contaminated site management, and aging infrastructure remediation in water and wastewater systems.