UNSPSC 41111913: Point plotting recorders

UNSPSC 41111913 Point plotting recorders is a Commodity code that encompasses laboratory and environmental monitoring instruments used across state and local agencies, though the recent opportunities block shows limited activity directly aligned with the code's nominal scope. The solicitations in the dataset span musical equipment and sound systems for schools, atmospheric and environmental monitoring systems for water and wastewater facilities, specialized analytical instruments such as tandem mass spectrometers for pesticide analysis, calibration standards and air generators for environmental protection agencies, and pipeline inspection systems for municipal water departments. The issuing bodies include state environmental protection agencies, state university systems, county school districts, city water and wastewater departments, and state agriculture laboratories. This breadth suggests that state and local procurement offices may be applying the code inconsistently across diverse equipment categories, or the code's definition encompasses a wider range of sensors, recorders, and monitoring devices than its name alone indicates.

Recent opportunities originate in Georgia, Illinois, Texas, and Arizona, with the most substantial activity from state-level environmental protection and agriculture divisions conducting equipment replacements and upgrades. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has posted multiple instrument procurements including a tandem mass spectrometer (IFB 26-532EPA-LAB53-B-53209, bids due September 1, 2026) and ozone transfer standards and zero air generators (IFB 26-532EPA-AIR53-B-53592, bids due August 27, 2026). The Georgia Department of Agriculture Laboratory Division issued an RFQ for an environmental conditions monitoring system (RFQ 40200ERFQ0018662027, responses due August 21, 2026) to replace aging equipment at Tifton and Atlanta facilities. Clayton County Public Schools in Georgia solicited musical equipment, labs, and sound systems under IFB 002-27 (bids due November 5, 2026) with a 15 percent Small Local Business Enterprise contracting goal. The City of Phoenix Water Services Department posted an IFB for atmospheric monitoring instruments for fixed installations at water and wastewater facilities (IFB-27-0435, offers due September 4, 2026) requiring DBE-N program compliance. Activity levels under this code are modest relative to broader procurement categories, and matching specific opportunities to the code's technical definition requires verification against actual scope of work rather than reliance on the code assignment alone.