UNSPSC 41113025: Monochromators

UNSPSC 41113025 Monochromators, a Commodity code, covers optical measurement and analytical equipment that state and local governments purchase for laboratory, educational, and medical settings. Recent opportunities show procurement of optical surface profilometers, ophthalmic instruments and accessories, and broader laboratory and scientific equipment packages. Issuing bodies include community colleges, county health departments, state-supported research universities, and cooperative purchasing consortia serving public entities. The work spans sole-source acquisitions of specialized optical instruments for curriculum support, competitive bids for multi-year equipment supply contracts with service and maintenance components, and framework agreements through cooperative purchasing vehicles.

Activity appears concentrated in Florida, California, Texas, and Minnesota. Valencia College (Florida) issued a Notice of Intended Sole Source for a PGI Optics CORE Optical Surface Profilometer (part number M112-215821) supplied by Taylor Hobson (Ametek) to support its Precision Optics class, with the seven-business-day posting period commencing after notice filing. The County of Santa Clara (California) issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0664 for ophthalmic instruments, services, supplies, and accessories for the Valley Specialty Center Ophthalmology Department and other county departments, with bids due July 10, 2026, under a three-year contract with firm pricing and all-or-none bid requirements. Texas Tech University issued RFP 2026-1190 for Research and Development Goods and Services, including laboratory equipment and microscope equipment, with proposals due April 30, 2026, using a best value evaluation standard and requiring compliance with the HUB program and comprehensive IT security and accessibility standards. Sourcewell (Minnesota) posted RFP 26RFP111026 for laboratory and science equipment, supplies, and related technology and services on behalf of participating public entities, with proposals due November 10, 2026.