UNSPSC 41102602: Aquaria equipment

UNSPSC 41102602 Aquaria equipment is a Commodity code covering tanks, filtration systems, chillers, and ancillary supplies for controlled aquatic research and display environments. State and local governments procuring under this code include higher-education institutions operating research facilities and field stations. The scope spans both the equipment itself and the installation and maintenance services required to deploy and sustain functioning aquatic systems, particularly for biological research applications requiring specialized environmental controls such as temperature regulation and water flow management.

Activity under the code concentrates in higher-education procurement, with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Mississippi both soliciting within the past month. The University of Wisconsin-Madison issued RFB 2026-UWMSN-01372 on July 1, 2026 for aquatic containment systems, related supplies, installation, and maintenance, with responses due July 23, 2026. The University of Mississippi posted a notice of proposed sole-source purchase for two Frigid Units, Inc. LS-700 Living Stream Tanks with integrated 1/3 HP water chiller units on June 28, 2026, totaling $21,961 for both units, filtering media, and support legs, with objections due July 15, 2026. Recent activity surfaces demand driven by specialized research requirements — the Mississippi procurement emphasizes temperature-controlled, unidirectional flowing water for freshwater invertebrate experiments — that favor equipment with specific integrated capabilities over general-purpose alternatives. Opportunities in this code tend to be driven by individual institution research programs and equipment refresh cycles rather than broad regional procurements.