UNSPSC 81151801: Oceanographic survey

UNSPSC 81151801 Oceanographic survey is a Commodity code covering hydrologic and hydrogeological investigation, monitoring, and data synthesis work that state and local agencies commission to characterize subsurface water conditions, develop baseline environmental datasets, and support infrastructure and land-management planning. Recent opportunities show state and local buyers—primarily universities, state environmental and land-management agencies, and municipal utility and parks departments—contracting for geological and hydrogeological site characterization, wetland hydrology and invasive-species monitoring using remote sensing, groundwater intrusion assessment in building infrastructure, and forest restoration planning that incorporates hydrologic baseline data. The University of Texas at Austin issued a qualifications-based RFP (26PSS002) due July 17, 2026, for a Campus Geological and Hydrogeological Study to characterize subsurface conditions beneath the main campus, consolidate existing subsurface data into a web-based GIS geodatabase, and evaluate alternative beneficial uses for groundwater; the scope includes investigation of historical groundwater intrusion in buildings and utility tunnels. Work scope emphasizes field characterization, regional soil and hydrological expertise, and infrastructure-systems analysis. The State of Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands solicited qualifications (JH2640) due March 5, 2026, for Great Salt Lake Wetland Hydrology and Phragmites Monitoring, requiring remote-sensing-based time-series reconstruction of monthly wetland surface water hydrology from the mid-1980s to the present using Landsat and Sentinel satellite imagery and field validation.

Recent activity shows issuing bodies concentrated in Texas and Utah, with representation also from Florida (Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District's continuing-services RFQ for professional consulting including hydrologic services) and Michigan (City of Detroit forest restoration planning incorporating baseline ecological data). The UT Austin groundwater study and the Utah Division of Forestry wetland-monitoring project represent the two strongest matches to the code's current scope, with both emphasizing data consolidation, baseline characterization, and infrastructure-systems or environmental-management applications. Activity is sparse—no cluster of identifiable repeat buyers emerges from recent opportunities—and geographic spread is limited to the states and jurisdictions named in the source. The code does not show sustained or dense recent state and local procurement activity.