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Water Quality Testing Services in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Water quality testing services are used to test the safety and content of water and to ensure that it meets all applicable Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. Water quality testing services sample and analyze water sources in controlled environments for pollutants such as pesticides, metals, and oil. The key buyers of water quality testing services include water dealers, home inspectors, and public water agencies.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Water Quality Testing Services procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Water Quality Testing Services market in the United States includes FHA/HUD/VA Water Testing, Metal Testing, pH Testing, Specialized Contaminate Testing, Asbestos Testing, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Testing, Bacteriological Testing, Specialized Bacteria Testing, Radiological Testing and Comprehensive Water Quality Testing. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-712-Technical testing and analysis, NACE-71.20-Technical Testing And Analysis, NAICS-541380-Testing Laboratories and Services and UNSPSC-70171602-Water testing services.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Water Quality Testing Services procurement coverage includes Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (A federal agency that enforces regulations aimed at protecting the environment and public health.), Carcinogen (Any substance that is directly involved in causing cancer.), Bacteriological Test (An analysis conducted to determine the number of bacteria present in a sample.) and Potable Water (Water that is considered safe for human consumption.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Water Quality Testing Services procurement report as suppliers are Pace Analytical Services Inc., Intertek Group Plc, Agilent Technologies, Inc., Eurofins Scientific and Veolia Environnement.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Water Quality Testing Services market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per sample, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Water Quality Testing Services market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Water Quality Testing Services procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Water Quality Testing Services market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Water Quality Testing Services market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Water Quality Testing Services?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Water Quality Testing Services is $218 per sample. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 2.07 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Water Quality Testing Services market?
The top vendors in the Water Quality Testing Services market include Pace Analytical Services Inc., Intertek Group Plc, Agilent Technologies, Inc., Eurofins Scientific and Veolia Environnement.
What industries supply the Water Quality Testing Services market?
The top industries supplying the Water Quality Testing Services market are Chemical Wholesaling in the US, Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing in the US, Organic Chemical Manufacturing in the US, Commercial Real Estate in the US, Commercial Banking in the US, Computer & Packaged Software Wholesaling in the US, Computer Manufacturing in the US, Laboratory Supply Wholesaling in the US and Semiconductor & Circuit Manufacturing in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Water Quality Testing Services?
Low market share concentration empowers buyers with strong negotiation leverage and competitive pricing. The water quality testing services market is characterized by low market share concentration, enabling buyers to benefit from robust competition among numerous vendors. Vendors operate competitively as they attempt to capture greater shares of market revenue, so buyers benefit from price competition as a result. This fragmented market structure also incentivizes suppliers to offer value-added services in order to win contracts. Buyers should leverage the competitive environment to negotiate more favorable terms, secure volume discounts, and achieve better service level agreements.
What factors affect the price of Water Quality Testing Services?
Location significantly affects the pricing of water quality testing services due to variations in equipment needed and time and resources expended. For instance, on-site testing will tend to be less expensive due to the use of portable equipment and immediate results, while laboratory tests tend to see higher prices due to the increased transportation costs.
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