UNSPSC 81151703: Geological surveys

Geological Survey collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding of natural resource conditions, issues, and problems.

UNSPSC 81151703 Geological surveys (Commodity) covers analysis, mapping, and subsurface characterization work that state and local governments commission to support water-resource planning, groundwater management, and geological infrastructure. Recent solicitations show state water agencies, county utilities, and special-purpose districts procuring brackish aquifer production-zone mapping, 3D crustal modeling, hydrogeological studies, well evaluation and design, and groundwater monitoring services—work anchored in professional geoscientific licensing, data integration, and field sampling rather than abstract taxonomy. The issuing bodies span water development boards (state-level), county water and utilities divisions, county environmental services, and municipal heritage commissions; repeat buyers include Texas and Utah state agencies and Florida county utilities, which conduct cyclical well maintenance and monitoring contracts. The work typically requires personnel with professional geologist or geoscientist credentials, advanced GIS and modeling capability, and compliance with state environmental and professional licensing rules.

Recent opportunities cluster in Texas, Utah, and Florida. The Texas Water Development Board posted a $50,000-minimum-insurance brackish aquifer analysis RFP (due August 6, 2026) spanning fourteen Central Texas counties with a September 1, 2026 start and multi-year renewal options; the Utah Division of Purchasing published a sole-source notice of intent for 3D Great Basin crustal modeling (public-challenge period ended July 7, 2026) at $43,264 Phase 1 and $71,760 Phase 2 with the Utah Geological Survey; Sarasota County, Florida issued a three-year groundwater monitoring RFP for the Carlton Memorial Reserve Wellfield (proposals due April 9, 2026); and Volusia County, Florida solicited professional hydrogeological and well services through an RSQ (due April 9, 2026) offering a three-year task-order agreement. Summit County, Utah posted a $20,000 reconnaissance-level historic structure survey RFP (due February 19, 2026) requiring Preservation Pro data entry, a niche application within the broader geological-survey space. The code attracts both large state-level hydrological studies with multi-year durations and shorter-cycle county utilities work, with insurance, professional licensing, and deliverable-specific formatting (GIS shapefiles, 3D models, technical reports) as consistent requirements.