UNSPSC 40101840: Film heater

A type of heater used to radiate heat through a thin film with a heating element. It is used for heating by laying it within a floor or wallpaper. It is composed of a heating element film and a thermostat.

UNSPSC 40101840 Film heater is a Commodity code that sits at the lowest tier of the taxonomy, but recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code do not meaningfully involve film heaters. Instead, the recent opportunities reflect a market for HVAC maintenance, repair, replacement, and installation services—particularly rooftop units, chiller systems, and comprehensive building climate-control upgrades across municipal facilities, schools, water resources centers, correctional institutions, and county operations.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span a broad geographic and jurisdictional mix: city governments (Bartow, St. Petersburg, Lubbock, Roswell, Milpitas, Atlanta), county agencies (Forsyth County Georgia, Orange County Florida, Harris County Texas, Cobb County Georgia, Habersham County Georgia, Gwinnett County Georgia, Clay County Florida, Broward County Florida, Hillsborough County Florida, Wayne County Michigan, Lapeer County Michigan, Saginaw County Michigan), school districts (Peach County Schools, Cherokee County Schools, Cobb County Schools, Anchor Bay School District, Carrollton Public Schools, Habersham County Board of Education, Calhoun Intermediate School District, Lane Community College), state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Military Department, Texas Southern University), transit authorities (Dallas Area Rapid Transit), and special-purpose districts (Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District). Texas agencies and Florida counties show the most recent activity, followed by Georgia and Michigan. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bartow, Florida ITB 26-22 for HVAC installation, repairs, and emergency services across city-owned facilities (due August 5, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission HHS0017658 for preventative maintenance and diagnostic service of HVAC and refrigeration equipment at Rio Grande State Center in Harlingen (due July 31, 2026); the City of St. Petersburg IFB-26-262 for HVAC preventative maintenance across three municipal buildings with 24/7 emergency response (due August 6, 2026); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice RFP 696-FD-26-P019 for installation of 18 new 35-ton HVAC systems in inmate housing at Garza East Unit in Beeville with an estimated budget of $12,173,383 (due June 23, 2026). The code shows no recent activity reflective of its nominal scope—film heaters—and appears to be a taxonomic mismatch for the actual HVAC procurement activity being tagged under it.