UNSPSC 41112307: Cement water retentivity tester

A tester that is designed to measure the degree how much moisture can contain. For hydraulic cement, this is the tester that measures the moisture possession rate (%).

UNSPSC 41112307 Cement water retentivity tester (Commodity) shows no alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes laboratory testing equipment for cement properties, but the four most recent opportunities posted under this code involve lightning protection systems installation, lightning detection and monitoring hardware and software, temperature sensors and meteorological instruments, and lightning prediction systems—none of which relate to cement testing or water retentivity measurement. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the source data or systematic miscoding at the issuing jurisdictions.

The four opportunities span Texas state agencies (Texas Military Department, Texas Water Development Board), a Florida county (Hillsborough County), and a Florida city-county joint procurement (Broward County and City of Fort Lauderdale), posted between May and September 2026. The Texas Military Department's IFB TMD26FMO0044558 (closed September 26, 2026) solicited lightning protection system installation at Camp Swift with a mandatory pre-bid site visit; Hillsborough County's sole-source procurement SS2600405 (closed September 11, 2026) awarded Earth Networks hardware and software for lightning detection and severe weather monitoring at an estimated value of $47,627.54 over two years; the Texas Water Development Board's IFB ESBD_548214 (closed August 25, 2026) requested temperature sensors, cables, and mounting equipment with exact brand-name specifications; and Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale issued RFI BLD2131961F1 (closed May 18, 2026) to evaluate sole-source justification for a Thor Guard lightning prediction and detection system. Given the code's stated scope and the nature of work actually being procured, pursuit under this code is not recommended without clarification from issuing jurisdictions on proper UNSPSC coding.