UNSPSC 77141703: Inorganics testing of soil or sludge or solid waste

Testing of soil or sludge or solid waste for inorganic parameters with a variety of methods and instrumentation by a NELAC / VELAP certified laboratory utilizing EPA approved methods. Analysis includes, but is not limited to nutrients, cyanide, % moisture, pH, corrosivity to steel, sulfides, organic content, chlorides, sulfates, phosphorus, sieve size, flash point, reactivity, etc.

UNSPSC 77141703 Inorganics testing of soil or sludge or solid waste is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure collection, treatment, and disposal services for organic and inorganic waste streams generated by public facilities, schools, counties, and special districts—work that ranges from grease trap and septic waste processing to hazardous material disposal, leachate hauling, biomedical waste management, and emergency debris removal. The mix of issuing bodies spans school districts (Volusia County Schools), cities (Wichita, Fort Worth, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Tucson, Albuquerque), counties (Hillsborough, Marion, Clayton, Walworth, Escambia, Snohomish), state departments (Michigan DOT, Texas HHSC, Texas Military Department, Texas TDCJ, Illinois EPA), transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority), special districts (Lee County Port Authority, Glades Electric Cooperative, Brazos River Authority, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County), and public utilities (Orlando Utilities Commission, Houston City College, City of Orem). Recent solicitations show heavy activity across Florida (Volusia County waste processing, Hillsborough County leachate and biomedical waste, Escambia County household hazardous waste), Texas (Houston biological waste, Fort Worth disaster debris monitoring, Waco sludge hauling, Tucson cleanup services), Michigan (emergency environmental cleanup), Kansas (Wichita waste disposal and special waste), and Georgia (Atlanta debris removal and cleanup, Mableton household hazardous waste, Clayton County debris removal). Representative opportunities include the Volusia County School Board's RFQ for waste processing and disposal (intake, treatment, and disposal of grease trap waste, domestic septic waste, biosolids, and treatment waste; response due May 5, 2026 with estimated annual expenditure of $200,000); Houston City College's RFP 27-03 for biological waste collection and disposal services (response due November 20, 2026 via Bonfire); the City of Wichita's ITB 260215 for solidification and disposal of non-hazardous liquid waste (response due October 30, 2026 at 10 a.m., with landfill disposal fees, haulage, and analytical testing included); and the Hillsborough County ITB 26-00422 for pumping, transportation, and disposal of leachate from the Southeast County Landfill (response due October 14, 2026 at 2 p.m., estimated three-year value $14.28 million, with CPI-based annual escalation and five specified insurance coverages required).

The code spans a broad range of waste-management service types actively being solicited. Grease trap and septic waste processing (Volusia County), biomedical and sharps container services (Houston City College, Hillsborough County ITB 26-00414, Fort Worth RFQ 26-0275), hazardous waste transportation and disposal (Tampa, City of Tucson, Maricopa County Community College District), leachate hauling and disposal (Hillsborough County ITBs 26-00422 and 26-00390, Marion County ITB PW1737-26), emergency environmental cleanup and spill response (St. Petersburg, Michigan DOT RFP 26-2668, Texas Military Department IFB TMD26-ENV-0042807), solid waste collection (Brazos River Authority, East Mississippi State Hospital), debris removal and disposal (Fort Worth RFP 26-0312, City of Tucson, Atlanta pre-solicitation PE66062NONST2027000000469, Clayton County RFP 26-146), household hazardous waste collection (Escambia County, Mableton RFP 27-04, Illinois EPA IFB 26-532), and special-waste removal (sludge hauling, ash disposal, non-hazardous screening materials). Contracts frequently involve multiple bids or awards to establish vendor pools; require full compliance with federal (OSHA HAZWOPER, EPA RCRA, DOT), state (DEP, DSHS, TCEQ), and local environmental regulations; mandate commercial general liability ($1–5 million per occurrence), pollution liability, and workers' compensation insurance; and operate on as-needed or emergency-response bases with hourly, per-gallon, per-pound, per-ton, or per-occurrence pricing structures. Recent activity shows sustained demand in waste processing, particularly across counties and municipalities managing landfills, transfer stations, wastewater treatment plants, and public facilities generating regulated waste streams, with contract terms typically one to five years and annual CPI-based price adjustments common among three-year and multi-year engagements.