UNSPSC 40101725: Fin fan type air cooler

Air cooling is a method of dissipating heat. It works by expanding the surface area or increasing the flow of air over the object to be cooled, or both. An example of the former is to add cooling fins to the surface of the object, either by making them integral or by attaching them tightly to the object's surface (to ensure efficient heat transfer). In the case of the latter, it is done by using a fan blowing air into or onto the object one wants to cool. The addition of fins to a heat sink increases its total surface area, resulting in greater cooling effectiveness.

There are two types of cooling pads that can used for air cooling: one is the honeycomb design and another one is excelsior.

UNSPSC 40101725 Fin fan type air cooler (Commodity) shows minimal relevant recent state and local procurement activity. Of seven recent opportunities tagged under this code, only two are actually soliciting refrigeration or cooling equipment aligned with the code's nominal scope; the remainder are unrelated (roof replacement, classroom furniture, water sampling, law enforcement equipment). The two relevant solicitations target specialized medical and forensic refrigeration—evidence storage units and pharmacy/vaccine refrigerators—rather than the industrial fin fan air coolers the code nominally describes. State and local procurement under this code appears to conflate general cooling and refrigeration equipment taxonomy, suggesting the category may be misapplied or represents a secondary tag in multi-code procurement records.

The two substantive opportunities are concentrated in Texas and Illinois. The City of Austin issued IFQ 9000 JG1039 on July 21, 2026, for three evidence refrigerators and one evidence freezer for the Forensic Science Department, with quotes due August 3, 2026, on an FOB Destination basis specifying Spacesaver models with stainless steel construction and temperature monitoring. The Illinois Department of Corrections issued IFB 26-426DOC-CENTO-B-52227 on May 1, 2026, for 26 medical-grade pharmacy and vaccine refrigeration units across statewide correctional facilities, with bids due May 18, 2026, requiring original manufacturer or authorized direct distributor status, installation by June 30, 2026, and a minimum one-year warranty. A third solicitation by the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (IFB DOC838293, posted July 16, 2026) references laboratory refrigerators and freezers but provides insufficient detail to characterize scope or specifications. The code shows no geographic or issuing-body diversity beyond these state departments and municipalities; recent activity does not support active procurement of fin fan cooling equipment through state and local channels.