UNSPSC 41111502: Laboratory balances

UNSPSC 41111502 Laboratory balances is a Commodity code describing precision weighing instruments that state and local governments procure for environmental, public health, and water quality testing. The recent solicitations under this code show minimal alignment with the code's nominal scope—only one of three opportunities actually involves laboratory balances, and the other two are system-software and equipment-service procurements that appear to have been misdirected to this code. California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) posted an IFB on April 22, 2026, for a microbalance for particulate matter gravimetric analysis compliant with CFR Title 40 Part 1065.390, with bids due May 5, 2026; the City of Fort Worth Purchasing Division issued an RFQt on March 19, 2026, for a digestion block system for the Water Department with quotes due March 25, 2026. County of Santa Clara posted an RFI on April 7, 2026, for a lab information management system replacement with a response deadline of April 22, 2026, but this solicitation addresses software platform procurement rather than laboratory balances.

Activity under this code appears sparse and geographically scattered across California and Texas, with no repeat buyers evident in the recent-opportunities block. The single representative procurement directly aligned to laboratory balances—CalVet's microbalance solicitation—targets a specific regulatory compliance use case in air-quality measurement. The Fort Worth digestion-block RFQt, while related to laboratory work, does not involve balances. The County of Santa Clara RFI represents a material misdirection away from the code's scope. Given the limited volume of relevant recent solicitations, this code should be monitored for activity rather than pursued aggressively at present; the one active opportunity under accurate scope (CalVet's microbalance IFB) closed in May 2026.