UNSPSC 41111649: Tire depth gauge

A measurement instrument for tire thickness that is designed to measure the abrasion limit of vehicle tires under the Road Transportation Act.

UNSPSC 41111649 Tire depth gauge is a Commodity code, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show little alignment with portable tire-measurement instruments and instead reflect broader equipment and systems solicitations. The Florida Department of Transportation, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise posted two related ITBs in February and March 2026 for drive-through tire check monitoring systems — automated, stationary kiosks that measure tire pressure and tread depth for vehicles passing through service plazas — rather than handheld depth gauges. The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering solicited precision metrology equipment including a Leica TS-60 total station for geodetic surveying at McDonald Observatory. Marion County Board of County Commissioners pursued a sole-source Stalker 2X Motorcycle Radar System for traffic enforcement, and the City of Philadelphia issued a micro-purchase RFQ for general inspection supplies. None of these procurements target tire depth gauges as typically understood by the code's nominal scope.

The issuing bodies span state agencies (Florida DOT), county government (Marion County), higher education (University of Texas), and municipal procurement (Philadelphia). Geographic activity concentrated in Florida and Texas in the most recent window. The mismatch between the code's definition and actual posted opportunities suggests either misclassification by the issuing bodies or minimal state and local purchasing activity for tire depth gauges under this code. The Florida Turnpike tire-monitoring systems, while tangentially related to tire measurement, represent engineered infrastructure installations rather than portable measurement tools. The Commodity code shows no recent, directly relevant state or local solicitations for tire depth gauges themselves.