UNSPSC 12165301: Ceramic ball

Ceramic support balls are inert with stable chemical features and a low rate of water absorption, and also can resist high temperatures and high pressure, resist the corrosion of acid, alkali and some other organic solvents

UNSPSC 12165301 Ceramic ball is a Commodity code. State and local governments show minimal recent procurement activity under this code; the available opportunity records do not align with ceramic ball purchases. Instead, recent solicitations tagged under this code predominantly target laboratory services, analytical equipment, and consumable supplies for water quality testing, wastewater analysis, and environmental monitoring—work substantially unrelated to ceramic balls as a product line. The City of Santa Monica's ITB for laboratory analysis of water, wastewater, stormwater, and recycled water samples (solicitation 4520, due October 21, 2026) exemplifies the actual scope of work being solicited: contracted laboratory testing with sample collection, electronic reporting, and quality assurance across multiple sample types. Similarly, Escambia County's proposal for IDEXX supplies for fecal-indicating-bacteria testing (solicitation SSNRMAJ2526006, due August 24, 2026) and the City of Arlington's annual requirements contract for laboratory supplies and chemicals (solicitation 270018, due September 17, 2026) reflect the pattern of analytical consumables and testing services dominating recent postings under this code number. The issuing-body mix includes municipal water and wastewater departments, county health and environmental agencies, and city laboratory services divisions.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Escambia County, Hillsborough County, Palm Bay), Arizona (Tucson Water), California (Santa Monica), and Texas (Arlington, Dallas), with secondary postings in Connecticut, Oregon, Kentucky, and Michigan. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (ceramic ball) and the actual work being procured signals that state and local procurement offices have either misclassified laboratory services under this commodity code or that ceramic balls are a minor consumable within laboratory environments and have been subsumed into broader testing and analysis solicitations. Practitioners should verify the accuracy of the code assignment before pursuing; the current activity pattern does not support a business model focused on ceramic ball manufacturing or distribution to state and local buyers.