UNSPSC 41111640: Welding gauge

An exclusive gauge that measures the bead size of the welding part while the sharp part of the butt weld or fillet weld for the two metals is removed.

UNSPSC 41111640 Welding gauge is a Commodity code covering welding laboratory and infrastructure equipment, materials, and related installation services that state and local governments purchase for educational facilities, municipal utilities, and transit systems. The recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring a mix of consumables (welding rods, electrodes, sheets, tubes, pipes in steel and aluminum), specialized equipment (plasma cutters, welder/generators, welding units), and installation services for vent extraction systems and track maintenance in active use environments. School districts and community colleges dominate the issuing-body mix, with secondary activity from municipal water districts and regional transit authorities; Mt. San Antonio Community College District, Collin College, Collin County Community College District, and Dalton Public Schools appear as repeat or concurrent buyers.

The code sees concentrated recent activity in Texas and California. Mt. San Antonio Community College District (Walnut, California) issued an IFB (Solicitation 2026067) for purchase and installation of forty-seven flexible vent extraction arms in its Welding Lab, with bids due July 16, 2026, and an Engineer's Base Bid Estimate of $150,000; the scope required California Contractor's License classification C-20, prevailing wage compliance, and DIR registration. Collin College and Collin County Community College District in Texas each issued three-year ITB contracts (FY2024ITB020 and FY2024ITB024, respectively) for welding materials, supplies, and equipment with estimated annual volumes near $400,000 apiece and multi-vendor awards. Dalton Public Schools (Georgia) solicited specific welding laboratory equipment—a Flex Cut 45 Plasma cutter, MBS-1018-11x18 Saw, and nine Powermig 262MP Edu OnePak units—with bids due September 25, 2026. The North Texas Municipal Water District Maintenance Department issued an IFB for two Lincoln Frontier 400X diesel-driven welder/generators (bids due July 29, 2026), and Charlotte Area Transit System (North Carolina) released a rebid RFP for Blue Line track welding services (proposals due August 20, 2026).