UNSPSC 40101705: Capillary tube assemblies

UNSPSC 40101705 Capillary tube assemblies (Commodity) shows a significant disconnect between its nominal product scope and the recent state and local opportunities tagged under the code. The seven recent solicitations represent refrigeration and HVAC repair services, equipment supply frameworks, and fleet tire procurement—none of which involve capillary tubes, the small-diameter tubing used as metering devices in refrigeration systems. The Pinellas County School District RFQ seeks ice maker cleaning and sanitation services across 121 school locations; the University of Wisconsin-Madison requests commercial and scientific refrigeration repair services and parts; Trinity Metro (Fort Worth Transportation Authority) is procuring refrigerant supply and cylinder exchange services; Galveston County is establishing an HVAC/R equipment and parts Master Supply Agreement; and Temple Independent School District is sourcing new cafeteria equipment including walk-in coolers and ice machines. Only the last two solicitations have clear tangential relevance to refrigeration system components, but neither specifically calls out capillary tubes or component-level subassemblies. The code shows little recent activity substantively aligned with capillary tube procurement at the state and local level.

Issuing bodies include school districts (Pinellas County Schools, Temple ISD), a county fleet management division (Collier County), a county purchasing office (Galveston County), a university facilities and procurement unit (University of Wisconsin-Madison), a regional transit authority (Trinity Metro), and a state cooperative purchasing vehicle (Sourcewell on behalf of Washington-state counties). Geographic spread covers Florida, Texas, Wisconsin, and Washington, with a multi-jurisdictional cooperative framework reaching organizations across the United States and Canada. Representative recent opportunities include Pinellas County School District's RFQ for ice maker cleaning and sanitation services due April 30, 2026, with an estimated contract value of approximately $45,000 for one year; Galveston County's RFP for an HVAC/R equipment and parts Master Supply Agreement due April 30, 2026; Trinity Metro's IFB for refrigerant supply and cylinder exchange services (R-134a and R-407c) due April 30, 2026; and Temple Independent School District's RFP for new cafeteria kitchen equipment due March 25, 2026. The mismatch between the code's stated product scope and recent opportunities suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or that capillary tube procurement does not appear in readily available state and local solicitations during the current period.