UNSPSC 25173121: Direction Finder (DF)

A direction finder (DF) can be used by an aircraft or ship as a navigational aid.

UNSPSC 25173121 Direction Finder (DF) is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity tied to its nominal scope. The available recent opportunities show no active solicitations explicitly purchasing direction-finding equipment or radio direction-finding systems. Instead, the indexed records reflect a broad mix of unrelated procurements—MRO supplies, chemical-resistant water system parts, trade labor, atmospheric monitoring instruments, pressure gauges, SCADA systems, laboratory testing, and wastewater monitoring equipment—none of which align with direction-finding or DF technology. The records include event notices, sole-source awards for proprietary instrumentation, and multi-vendor framework agreements across water utilities, municipal departments, and county governments, but none naming direction-finding capabilities as a procurement objective.

Geographic activity spans Arizona (Tucson Water, City of Phoenix), Florida (multiple Hillsborough County, Collier County, City of Tampa procurements), Connecticut (City of Meriden), South Carolina (Barnwell County), Texas (City of Arlington, Educational Service and Buying Consortium), New Mexico (State of New Mexico, City of Gallup), and several other states, but this spread reflects general infrastructure and operational support across water, wastewater, and municipal systems rather than DF-specific demand. The source provides no recent RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB tied to direction-finding equipment, no representative opportunity with a posted response date for DF procurement, and no evidence that state and local governments are actively buying direction-finding systems under this code at present. The code shows no current market activity worth pursuing based on the available recent solicitations.