UNSPSC 39101804: High pressure sodium lamp ignitor

A device that provides a high voltage potential to excite the sodium gas within the bulb to ignite it.

UNSPSC 39101804 High pressure sodium lamp ignitor, a Commodity code, nominally refers to ignition components for sodium discharge lamps, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with that specific product category. The code does not reflect the actual scope of work being solicited by state and local buyers in the identified recent records. Instead, the opportunities captured under this code span motor control center procurement, broad-based electrical equipment and supplies contracting, law enforcement equipment cooperative purchasing, and video surveillance and access control system maintenance — none of which are directly related to lamp ignitors or lighting components. School districts, municipal water utilities, transit authorities, and cooperative purchasing vehicles (such as Sourcewell) are the primary issuing bodies appearing in recent records, but the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being transacted suggests either a data alignment issue or that the code is being used as a catch-all for electrical and mechanical equipment procurement where a more precise code would be appropriate.

Recent activity includes Eastern Municipal Water District's request for bids on motor control centers for booster stations in Riverside County, California (RFB RFBHH3957, due August 11, 2026); Northside Independent School District's IFB for electrical equipment, parts, supplies, rentals, repairs, and services in San Antonio, Texas (IFB2026098, due July 1, 2026); a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP for law enforcement equipment across multiple Washington state counties and jurisdictions nationwide (RFP #061626, due June 16, 2026); and the City of Charlotte's RFP for video monitoring and access control system maintenance across Charlotte Area Transit System facilities (RFP #269-2026-1988, due March 12, 2026, with contract award scheduled for May 26, 2026). The geographic spread includes California, Texas, Washington state, and North Carolina. Given the code's weak correlation to the actual opportunities posted beneath it, pursuit decisions should prioritize understanding whether the code assignment reflects a true procurement signal or a cataloging error before investing business development resources.