UNSPSC 41112418: Capillary pressure tester

A tester that measures the capillary tube pressure of air and water, water and oil, or 3 or more fluids. This equipment is equipped with the mercury pump, and it measures the pressure from the time mercury smears into the sample and the pressure when no more smearing can be made in graph.

UNSPSC 41112418 Capillary pressure tester, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it. The three most recent opportunities—a Tampa wastewater inventory procurement of front panels and pressure switches (ITB 26P00425, due August 6, 2026), a Gallup, New Mexico SCADA system upgrade for water distribution (RFP 2025202603, due December 18, 2025), and a Riverside County request for Cla-Val industrial parts (RFB 3909, due February 13, 2026)—involve wastewater control equipment, water system supervisory hardware, and general industrial valve components, respectively. None of these solicitations explicitly reference capillary pressure testing instruments or related laboratory or measurement equipment. The mismatch suggests either inconsistent coding by the issuing bodies or that the code is being applied to broader industrial control and water utility infrastructure categories rather than specialized pressure-testing instruments.

The issuing bodies represent municipal water and wastewater utilities: the City of Tampa and City of Gallup manage water systems, and Riverside County manages utility infrastructure inventory. Activity is concentrated in Florida (Tampa) and the Southwest (Gallup, New Mexico, and Riverside, California). The Tampa ITB is a Small Local Business Enterprise sheltered market with a 5% bid discount (capped at $10,000) and a one-year contract term with two optional one-year renewals plus three unilateral 30-day extensions. The Gallup RFP includes New Mexico resident business preferences (8% for resident businesses, 10% for resident veteran businesses) and is structured as an indefinite quantity contract with potential three-year automatic renewal. Without clear alignment between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited, prospects should verify code assignments directly with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities under this Commodity.