UNSPSC 41104815: Kjeldahl nitrogen determination apparatus

UNSPSC 41104815 Kjeldahl nitrogen determination apparatus, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's abstract description — equipment for nitrogen analysis — appears in only one recent solicitation, while the other two opportunities tagged to it involve fire and rescue equipment and general laboratory testing services that fall outside the Kjeldahl apparatus domain. The City of Fort Worth Purchasing Division issued an RFQt on March 19, 2026 for a programmable TKN/TPO4 Digestion Block System capable of performing Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen determination under EPA Method 351.2, with quotes due March 25, 2026; this represents genuine procurement activity under the code's scope, including installation, training, freight, and a complete set of tubes and accessories delivered to the Centralized Water Laboratory at 2600 SE Loop 820. The digestion block must operate on 240VAC, heat to and maintain 380 degrees for at least 1.5 hours, accommodate 40–75 milliliter sample tubes, include a digital controller with method storage, and fit within a 27-inch-by-20-inch-by-40-inch footprint suitable for fume hood operation. The procurement is subject to the City of Fort Worth Small Business Program, requires commercial general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million annual aggregate, and awards to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

The other two opportunities in the source — Fulton County, Georgia's July 28, 2026 IFB for fire and rescue tools and self-contained breathing apparatus, and the City of Palm Bay, Florida's March 2026 ITB for comprehensive laboratory testing services spanning water, wastewater, groundwater, and industrial pretreatment programs — do not represent activity under the Kjeldahl apparatus code and appear to be miscoded. Activity under UNSPSC 41104815 is sparse and geographically dispersed. The Fort Worth digestion block procurement signals demand in municipal water testing operations, but the code lacks sufficient recent opportunity volume to establish a reliable issuing-body pattern or geographic concentration. Firms pursuing this code should monitor water and wastewater utility procurement channels in Texas and similar jurisdictions, though the code itself shows little sustained procurement momentum in the recent state and local marketplace.