UNSPSC 31242201: Optical beamsplitters

UNSPSC 31242201 Optical beamsplitters is a Commodity code covering optical components and accessories used in laboratory and educational instrumentation. State and local governments procure under this code primarily through cooperative purchasing vehicles and direct solicitations for microscopy equipment suites and supplementary optical components that support research, diagnostics, and academic laboratory functions. The issuing bodies are primarily state education and procurement offices and their designated cooperative purchasing networks, which then make the agreements available to subordinate state agencies, counties, cities, school districts, and special-purpose districts within their jurisdictions.

Activity under the code is sparse in the recent-opportunities record. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts solicited microscopes and accessories through the Texas Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN) on August 5, 2026, with proposals due September 1, 2026 — an indefinite-quantity, requirements-type agreement establishing firm fixed-price unit costs for microscope products and related accessories across participating Texas state and local agencies. A Michigan Notice of Intent (NIA14722600000006731) posted July 27, 2026, referenced optical lenses and frames under RFP 250000002612, though the underlying scope, contract value, timeline, and evaluation criteria are not publicly detailed in the source material. Geographic activity is limited to Texas and Michigan in the visible record; the cooperative purchasing structure in Texas suggests broader regional participation, but the source does not support an expanded geographic characterization beyond these two states.