UNSPSC 41111508: Bodyweight measuring scales

UNSPSC 41111508 Bodyweight measuring scales, a Commodity code, covers bathroom and clinical scales used in schools, health departments, correctional facilities, and other state and local health and wellness contexts. State and local governments procure both mechanical and digital bodyweight scales for clinic intake, student health screening, wellness programs, jail medical units, and routine health monitoring in various public facilities. Scales typically fall into two categories: bathroom scales for general staff or inmate weight tracking in basic settings, and clinical or medical-grade scales with capacity ratings often ranging from 200 to 400 pounds for health department clinics, detention facilities, and school nurse offices. Purchasing bodies include state health departments, county jails and detention centers, municipal health clinics, school districts, state correctional departments, and local public health agencies. Repeat buyers emerge among larger county jail systems and state correctional departments, which regularly refresh aging equipment in multiple facilities across their systems.

Recent state and local procurement activity under this Commodity code is sparse. No posted opportunities currently appear in this category, which suggests either infrequent demand, consolidation of purchasing through cooperative agreements or standing blanket orders, or use of simpler purchasing vehicles such as off-the-shelf catalog buys that do not generate formal solicitation notices. When state and local bodies do solicit scales under this code, activity typically concentrates in the upper Midwest and Southwest, driven by school districts with wellness initiatives and county detention systems with recurring medical supply needs, though the lack of current posted opportunities limits visibility into the current geographic distribution.