UNSPSC 32111700: Semiconductor devices

UNSPSC 32111700 Semiconductor devices is a Class code that in recent state and local solicitations names laboratory and research equipment, testing and measuring instruments, and specialty R&D goods and services—not semiconductor component parts or manufacturing equipment. State and local buyers under this code include higher-education institutions and school districts. Texas Tech University issued RFP 2026-1190 in May 2026 seeking laboratory equipment, microscope systems, centrifuges, chromatography systems, fume hoods, and related research goods and services for direct procurement under a best-value standard with a four-year initial term and options for renewal. Proposers must demonstrate measurable benefit to the institution through local representation, discounts, e-commerce capabilities, or warranties, and must comply with the state's Historically Underutilized Business program if the contract exceeds $100,000 over its term. Contract pricing remains firm for twenty-four months after execution, with potential annual increases capped at three percent thereafter.

Recent activity shows solicitation also in the Northeast. Regional School District No. 16 in Connecticut posted an IFB on April 30, 2026, for photovoltaic system installation at Woodland Regional High School in Beacon Falls—a 663.68-kilowatt DC roof-mounted solar array with 1,037 modules and five 120-kilowatt inverters, with sealed bids due June 1, 2026. The project is subject to Connecticut state set-asides mandating 25 percent spending to small businesses and 6.25 percent to minority-, women-, and disabled-owned businesses; contractors must hold Connecticut Contractor Prequalification Certificates with solar electric classification and comply with prevailing wage requirements, with substantial completion required by January 1, 2027, and liquidated damages of $1,000 per day for delays. The code's recent activity is limited and spans only these two states, suggesting low volume under the nominal semiconductor-devices classification.