UNSPSC 39101614: Metal halide lamp HID

UNSPSC 39101614 Metal halide lamp HID (Commodity) shows minimal recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. State and local governments soliciting under this code are actually purchasing LED lighting products and components — a fundamental product-category shift from the metal halide HID lamps the code nominally describes. The recent opportunities show school districts, county authorities, and municipal transit agencies acquiring LED luminaires, LED light assemblies, LED bulbs, and comprehensive electrical supplies that include LED fixtures, not traditional metal halide HID lamps. Issuing bodies span K–12 school districts (Parkway School District, Northside Independent School District, Pinellas County School District, Cherokee County School District), county-level authorities (Harris County Toll Road Authority), state-level cooperative purchasing vehicles (Illinois ALPLM), and municipal departments (City of Phoenix, City of Charlotte transit authority). School districts appear as repeat buyers, with Northside Independent School District alone posting multiple electrical and custodial supply solicitations during the six-month window.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Arizona, with additional registered activity in Illinois, Minnesota-facilitated multi-state cooperatives, and North Carolina. Representative opportunities include the Harris County Toll Road Authority's Invitation to Bid (ITB 250309) for LED luminaires and LED light assemblies due February 16, 2026, specifying cobra head-type roadway luminaires and underpass lighting assemblies with detailed TxDOT design compliance; Pinellas County School District's sealed electronic bid (IFB 26AM008) for electrical supplies across 27 product categories including lighting and lamps due March 27, 2026, with an estimated annual contract value of approximately $950,000; Parkway School District's bid solicitation (275) for LED lighting as-needed supply due July 30, 2026 with estimated spending of approximately $35,000 over twelve months; and Northside Independent School District's sealed-bid IFB (IFB2026098) for electrical equipment, parts, supplies, rentals, repairs, and services due July 1, 2026. The code's mismatch with recent procurement activity — LED products dominating where metal halide HIDs should appear — signals that this commodity code may no longer reflect how state and local governments tag their actual lighting purchases.