UNSPSC 41111513: Moisture balances

UNSPSC 41111513 Moisture balances (Commodity) captures laboratory analytical equipment, though the code's recent state and local procurement activity shows limited alignment with its nominal scope. The two posted opportunities reflect divergent equipment categories: one solicitation seeks a lab information management system (software), while the other requests a digestion block system used in water quality testing—neither is a moisture balance. State and local governments buying under this code typically procure laboratory instrumentation and related consumables for public health, environmental testing, and water quality operations, but the recent record shows minimal true moisture-balance procurement activity. Issuing bodies include county public health departments and municipal water utilities.

The County of Santa Clara posted an RFI on April 7, 2026 (due April 22, 2026) for a Public Health Lab Information Management Solution Replacement, seeking a lab information management system (LIMS) for regulatory-compliant public health workflows. The City of Fort Worth Purchasing Division issued an RFQt on March 19, 2026 (due March 25, 2026) for a programmable TKN/TPO4 Digestion Block System—capable of Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen and Total Phosphorous analysis per EPA methods—with installation, training, freight, and warranty for delivery to the Centralized Water Laboratory; the bid was subject to the City's Small Business Program under Ordinance No. 27832-08-2025. Recent activity is concentrated in California and Texas. The mismatch between the code's name and actual procurement suggests the code may be incorrectly tagged in state and local systems, or used as a catch-all for laboratory equipment categories lacking more precise taxonomy alignment.