UNSPSC 41111503: Mechanical balances

UNSPSC 41111503 Mechanical balances is a Commodity code that covers laboratory and analytical weighing equipment and related supplies procured by state and local governments for water treatment, environmental testing, laboratory analysis, and scientific measurement. State and local issuing bodies acquiring under this code include municipal utilities and water departments, state-level service cooperatives and procurement consortia acting on behalf of multiple member entities, and city government laboratories. The scope encompasses both the instruments themselves and supporting consumables and chemicals used in conjunction with laboratory and analytical work.

Sourcewell, the Minnesota state government service cooperative, posted RFP 26RFP111026 on September 21, 2026, seeking proposals for laboratory and science equipment, supplies, and related technology and services available to its Participating Entities, with responses due November 10, 2026. The City of Arlington, Texas issued IFB 270018 on August 19, 2026, for an annual requirements contract supplying laboratory supplies and chemicals to the city's Laboratory Services division, two water treatment plants, and Water Resources Services Division, with bids due September 17, 2026. Recent activity centers in Texas and the upper Midwest, driven by municipal water treatment and city laboratory operations.