UNSPSC 41111517: Analytical balances

UNSPSC 41111517 Analytical balances is a Commodity code capturing laboratory measurement and weighing equipment that state and local governments procure for environmental testing, water quality analysis, and scientific research. The recent state and local activity under this code reflects broader procurement of laboratory and science equipment, supplies, and related services across public entities. State and local buyers soliciting under the code include city utilities and water departments, which use analytical balances for chemical testing and water treatment operations, and cooperative purchasing vehicles that aggregate demand across multiple public entities. The scope of work encompasses not only the balances themselves but also laboratory supplies, chemicals, and related technology and services that support laboratory operations.

Recent opportunities include Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, requesting proposals for laboratory and science equipment, supplies, and related technology and services on behalf of its Participating Entities with an RFP due November 10, 2026, and the City of Arlington, Texas, soliciting bids for an annual requirements contract supplying laboratory supplies and chemicals to the city's Laboratory Services, two water treatment plants, and Water Resources Services Division, with an IFB due September 17, 2026. Activity spans Minnesota and Texas, with the Sourcewell vehicle enabling multi-state access through a single contracting solution. The code sees activity primarily through city procurement offices and regional cooperative purchasing arrangements rather than state departments or school districts.