UNSPSC 41112238: Dropping point tester

A tester that is designed to measure appropriate temperature as the lowest temperature that begins to drop in liquid phase for a part thereof when the semi-solid substances (grease, wax and others) are heated.

UNSPSC 41112238 Dropping point tester, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes laboratory or industrial testing equipment for measuring the dropping point of substances (typically greases or waxes), but the recent solicitations posted under this code involve industrial instrumentation and commercial equipment repair—specifically wastewater control components, thermocouples, and kitchen equipment services. The City of Tampa has posted the most recent activity: in July 2026, an ITB for wastewater inventory panels, pressure switches, and process meters (due August 6, 2026); and in May 2026, an RFQ for precision thermocouples with thermowells for the McKay Bay Waste-to-Energy Facility. Neither solicitation requests dropping-point testers or related laboratory equipment. Atlanta Public Schools posted two overlapping solicitations in April 2026 (due May 20, 2026) for commercial kitchen equipment repair, preventive maintenance, and installation services—a scope entirely outside the dropping-point-tester classification.

The code's recent activity is concentrated in Florida and Georgia, with the City of Tampa and Atlanta Public Schools accounting for all four opportunities on record. Because the posted opportunities diverge substantially from the code's nominal scope, this code shows little reliable signal for vendors specializing in dropping-point testers or laboratory instrumentation. The mismatch suggests either classification error in the state and local procurement systems or that the code is being misapplied as a miscellaneous industrial-equipment catch-all. Vendors pursuing work in wastewater instrumentation, thermocouples, or kitchen equipment should monitor these issuing bodies directly rather than relying on this UNSPSC code as an accurate filtering mechanism.