UNSPSC 77141704: Semi-volatile organics testing of soil or sludge or solid waste

Testing of soil, sludge, solid waste / materials for organic compounds by a NELAC / VELAP certified laboratory utilizing EPA approved methods. Tesitng for organochlorine pesticides, herbicieds, PCBs, etc.

UNSPSC 77141704 Semi-volatile organics testing of soil or sludge or solid waste is a Commodity code that state and local governments use to classify laboratory analysis and site characterization services for contaminated environmental media at remediation sites, though the recent opportunities show little direct alignment with the specific testing scope the code name suggests. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code span a much broader environmental remediation and waste management landscape—pesticide disposal operations, soil excavation and off-site removal, hazardous waste characterization and transport, asbestos and mold abatement, biohazard cleanup, and site remediation engineering—where soil and groundwater testing may occur as a component but is not the primary deliverable. The issuing bodies are diverse: state environmental and natural resources agencies (Texas TCEQ, Nevada NDEP, Georgia DNR, Texas GLO), counties (Marion, Collier, Clayton, Jefferson, Volusia, Pasco, Wilcox, Marion in Florida; Clayton in Georgia), cities (Atlanta, Fort Worth, Salem, Orlando, Berlin, Huntsville, Union City), and independent institutions (Georgia Tech, Texas State Technical College). State environmental protection divisions and corrections/criminal justice agencies appear as repeat buyers. Geographic activity spans Texas, Georgia, Nevada, Florida, Connecticut, Kentucky, Oregon, and Michigan, with heaviest recent volume in Texas, Georgia, and Florida reflecting broader disaster-recovery and infrastructure-remediation procurement cycles.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Agriculture's pesticide disposal events procurement (RFP 5510000952, due August 17, 2026) seeking comprehensive event logistics and waste handling across multiple sites; the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection's statewide environmental mitigation and remediation services RFP (RFP 70CNRS3900, due August 11, 2026) covering site assessment, waste removal, and remediation across four service categories; the City of Atlanta's Chattahoochee Brick Company environmental remediation project (PE66062NONST2026000000351, due July 31, 2026 for prequalification) involving excavation and disposal of approximately 3,800 cubic yards of contaminated soils with an estimated contract value of $2.23 million; and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's Superfund engineering services procurement (RFQ 582-27-00400, due June 8, 2026, now closed) seeking comprehensive remediation design and oversight engineering over five years. The code shows significant activity but mixed relevance—the actual work being bought is primarily waste removal, transport, and remediation logistics rather than laboratory testing of environmental samples. Pursue opportunities where soil or sludge characterization is explicitly required as part of broader site remediation; watch codes mapping to laboratory analysis and environmental testing more narrowly.