UNSPSC 40101723: Thermoelectric cooler

An apparatus for lowering the temperature of an enclosed space by means of the Peltier effect.

UNSPSC 40101723 Thermoelectric cooler (Commodity) is not the product state and local governments are actually procuring under this code in recent solicitations. Recent opportunities tagged with this code overwhelmingly solicit full HVAC systems, components, maintenance services, and building climate control work—packaged rooftop units, split systems, air handlers, chillers, boilers, ductwork, controls, and commissioning services—rather than standalone thermoelectric cooling devices. The actual buying spans facility maintenance departments, water utilities, correctional facilities, school districts, county governments, and municipal buildings across Texas, Florida, Georgia, Connecticut, Oregon, Mississippi, California, Illinois, and Missouri. Issuing bodies range from state corrections departments (TDCJ in Texas, IDOC in Illinois) and state administrative services (Oregon DAS) to county and municipal facilities management, transportation authorities (Okaloosa County airport), and individual school districts. The code's nominal scope—specialized solid-state cooling components—appears disconnected from the procurement reality, suggesting either systematic miscoding by issuing jurisdictions or a mismatch between UNSPSC taxonomy and how state and local procurements are actually classified.

Recent representative opportunities include the City of Huntsville, Texas IFB for on-call HVAC maintenance and repair services (response October 27, 2026) covering preventive maintenance, diagnostics, emergency response, and parts markup across all city-owned facilities; Okaloosa County, Florida ITB to furnish and install three 45-ton preconditioned air units and two 90 kilowatt-amp ground power units on passenger boarding bridges at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (response October 28, 2026, federally funded under Davis-Bacon Act); and the State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services RFP for HVAC water treatment services for heating and cooling systems across 24 DAS-owned buildings in Salem, Portland, and Eugene areas (response October 5, 2026, maximum $5 million compensation). Smaller jurisdictions also appear: the Town of Waterford, Connecticut IFB for ductless split AC replacement at a community center data room (response October 13, 2026, Connecticut prevailing wage apply), and the Texas Military Department IFB for HVAC unit replacement at Challenge Academy in Eagle Lake (two mandatory site visits in June 2026). The volume and geographic spread of miscoded opportunities—all tagged with a thermoelectric commodity code but describing conventional HVAC procurement—signal either a systematic labeling error affecting multiple issuing authorities or a code definition that does not align with how states and localities classify their facility climate-control purchases. Firms pursuing this code should expect traditional mechanical contracting and HVAC service work, not specialized semiconductor cooling technology.