UNSPSC 32141013: Triode tubes

UNSPSC 32141013 Triode tubes is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The two identified opportunities—an IFB from Northside Independent School District (NISD) for Electronic Equipment, Parts, Repairs, Rentals & Services, and an RFP from Sourcewell cooperative for Law Enforcement Equipment—do not reflect procurement of triode tubes as a distinct product line. NISD's IFB, posted September 1, 2026 with a response deadline of September 24, 2026, replaces an expiring contract and requires all current vendors to rebid or lose future business; the solicitation covers a broad category of electronic equipment and services delivered to San Antonio, Texas. Sourcewell's RFP #061626, issued May 12, 2026 with responses due June 16, 2026, is a multi-jurisdictional cooperative procurement spanning Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima Counties in Washington, along with numerous other public entities nationwide, but targets law enforcement equipment specifically rather than electronic components.

The code shows little evidence of discrete state and local demand for triode tubes as a line item. The issuing bodies in the recent record include a large independent school district and a state cooperative purchasing vehicle serving counties and public entities across multiple jurisdictions. Geographic activity centers on Texas and Washington, with Sourcewell's cooperative structure extending national and Canadian participation. The mismatch between the code's name and the scope of recent opportunities—neither of which isolates triode tubes procurement—suggests this Commodity code does not currently drive substantive state and local solicitation activity, or that procuring bodies are tagging broader electronic equipment categories under this code rather than ordering triode tubes as a distinct product.