UNSPSC 41101700: Laboratory boring and grinding and cutting and crushing and pressing equipment

UNSPSC 41101700 Laboratory boring and grinding and cutting and crushing and pressing equipment is a Class code encompassing specialized laboratory equipment for material processing and analysis. State and local governments acquire equipment in this category primarily through higher-education institutions and research facilities that require precision machinery for academic and applied research. The scope includes cold-rolling mills, grinding equipment, and related laboratory-scale processing machinery used in metallurgy, materials science, and engineering programs. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code are predominantly university procurement offices and research divisions within state higher-education systems.

Texas A&M University Division of Finance Procurement Services posted ITB TAMU-ITB-27-5119 on September 29, 2026, requesting bids on a laboratory cold-rolling mill with a response deadline of October 13, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CST. Vendors must register on the State of Texas Centralized Master Bidders List or have expressed interest in receiving bid opportunities from TAMU; bidding occurs exclusively through the AggieBid platform at https://bids.sciquest.com/apps/Router/PublicEvent?CustomerOrg=TAMU. The source shows limited recent activity under this code, with only one documented state or local opportunity in the recent period.