UNSPSC 77141702: Metals testing of soil or sludge or solid waste

Metals testing by ICP to include, but not limited to, Ag, As, Al, Ba, Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, pb, Mo, Hg, K, na, Zn, V, Tl, Ti, Sr, etc. Testing is performed by a NELAC / VELAP certified laboratory utilizing EPA approved methods.

UNSPSC 77141702 Metals testing of soil or sludge or solid waste (Commodity) encompasses laboratory and field analysis of hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams generated by state and local government operations, environmental remediation sites, and public utilities — work that state and local agencies tag with this code but that recent opportunities reveal as chiefly waste disposal logistics, emergency response, and debris management rather than metals testing per se. State and local governments soliciting under this code span county environmental services departments, water utilities, public works agencies, fire departments, schools and universities, specialized facilities like state hospitals and criminal justice institutions, and special-purpose authorities managing solid waste and recycling. Recent opportunities show activity from Hillsborough County (Florida), Marion County (Oregon), Kansas municipalities, Florida school districts, Michigan state transportation, and Texas state health and criminal justice agencies, among others. The actual work being bought — grease trap and septic waste processing, leachate and sludge hauling and disposal, medical and biohazardous waste removal, asbestos and hazardous material remediation, and emergency spill response — sits at the intersection of waste logistics and environmental compliance, not metals analysis.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the scope: Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB 26-00422 for pumping, transportation, and disposal of landfill leachate with bids due October 14, 2026, estimated at $14.28 million over three years; the School Board of Volusia County, Florida posted a Notice of Intent to Single Source waste processing and disposal (grease trap, septic, biosolids, sludge) for $200,000 annually with response due May 5, 2026; Houston City College solicited RFP 27-03 for biological waste collection and disposal with proposals due November 20, 2026; and the City of Wichita requested bids for solidification and disposal of non-hazardous liquid waste (ITB 260215, due October 30, 2026) and special waste disposal from sewage treatment plants (RFP 260179, due October 9, 2026). The code shows sustained activity across Florida (leachate, biosolids, medical waste), Texas (hazardous waste, sludge), the Upper Midwest (emergency remediation, debris removal), and the Pacific Northwest (leachate, asbestos), with no single region dominating but consistent demand from both routine waste disposal contracts and disaster-response procurement frameworks.