UNSPSC 41112206: Thermocouples

UNSPSC 41112206 Thermocouples is a Commodity code that covers temperature measurement and sensing devices, but recent state and local solicitations using this code show significant scope misalignment. The code encompasses thermocouples, thermowells, temperature transmitters, temperature sensors, and related instrumentation for municipal water systems, wastewater facilities, waste-to-energy plants, and laboratory monitoring. State and local buyers include city water departments, county water resources divisions, state agricultural laboratories, and solid waste authorities. However, several posted opportunities tagged to this code—including commercial kitchen equipment repairs for Atlanta Public Schools and a waste-to-energy facility design-build-operate-maintain procurement for Palm Beach County—fall outside thermocouple procurement and appear to reflect administrative tagging errors rather than genuine activity under the commodity.

Recent relevant thermocouples and temperature-sensing procurements originate from diverse issuing bodies across multiple states. The City of Tampa issued an RFQ in May 2026 for 24 thermocouples with thermowells (446 stainless steel, Part# CI1-MS14K-I-446-MTP-38-28.5-26.25-446-SP) for the McKay Bay Waste-to-Energy Facility, requiring FOB Destination delivery and E-Verify compliance. The Texas Water Development Board posted an IFB in August 2026 for temperature sensors, cables, and mounting equipment under a single-source specification framework, with delivery to Austin. Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources in Georgia issued an IWQ in October 2026 for vibration and temperature monitoring equipment (Model HS421 Series Transmitters with PT100 temperature sensors and accelerometer assemblies) for the Norcross Booster Station, with quotes due October 12, 2026. The City of Phoenix Water Services Department solicited pressure and temperature instrumentation equipment under a five-year IFB commencing October 15, 2026, requiring vendors to function as local stocking distributors with same-day or next-business-day fulfillment capability. The Georgia Department of Agriculture Laboratory Division sought an environmental conditions monitoring system in August 2026 covering temperature and humidity monitoring across laboratory facilities in Tifton and Atlanta. Activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest, with water and wastewater utilities as the primary buyers, though solid waste and laboratory applications also appear.