UNSPSC 32121508: Tantalum fixed capacitor

UNSPSC 32121508 Tantalum fixed capacitor is a Commodity code that describes discrete electronic components used in electrical and infrastructure systems, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little substantive alignment with the nominal product category. Of six opportunities posted between February and July 2026, only one—Gwinnett County, Georgia's annual contract for ballasts and capacitors—directly references capacitors as a procured item. That solicitation, posted June 2, 2026, with quotes due June 12, 2026, seeks approximately 200 units annually of Aerovox Z74S5232NN capacitors or approved equivalents to support the Parks and Recreation Department's operations, bundled with 1500W metal halide ballasts on an initial term with four one-year renewal options. The remaining five opportunities tagged under this code address unrelated goods and services: cold patch asphalt material, solenoids, elevators and escalator maintenance, electrical transformer replacement, heavy-duty bus brake components, electric protective devices, and law enforcement equipment. These misclassifications suggest the code sees minimal active use in state and local procurement or that issuing bodies are applying it inconsistently to electrical and component supply categories that fall outside discrete tantalum capacitor procurement.

Activity is sparse and geographically dispersed. Beyond Gwinnett County's June 2026 quotes solicitation in Georgia, the only other clearly on-point recent opportunity is the City of Austin's February 2026 Invitation for Bid (IFB 1100 CPG1005) for electric protective devices—posted February 16, 2026, with bids due March 10, 2026—which includes Class L current-limiting fuses and related components for annual purchase by Austin Energy but does not explicitly call out tantalum capacitors. Counties and cities issuing under this code have included Gwinnett County (Georgia), Hillsborough County (Florida), Orange County (Florida), and the City of Austin (Texas), along with authorities in Arlington, Fort Worth, and Tampa, Florida, and Gainesville, Florida, but the geographic spread reflects the broader mislabeling problem rather than concentrated demand for tantalum capacitors specifically. No set-asides, incumbent vendors, or contract values appear in the recent opportunities. The code shows insufficient recent activity to support a pursue decision on the basis of consistent, well-aligned state and local demand for tantalum fixed capacitors.