UNSPSC 41113048: Color fastness tester

Color fastness means resistance of color on the dyeing substances based on the action influenced during the use or processing of dye thereof. This is a tester that is designed to test the color fastness.

UNSPSC 41113048 Color fastness tester is a Commodity code. State and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal relevance to the code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged with this code span laboratory testing services (phlebotomy and specimen collection for Marion County, Oregon; insulating oil analysis for Lubbock Power & Light), laboratory equipment repair and maintenance (Texas DSHS South Texas Laboratory sterilization and washer servicing), spectrophotometer procurement (City of Tampa McKay Bay Waste to Energy facility), and unrelated work including landscape architectural services, electric meter test board systems, water well construction, and university research equipment acquisitions. The disconnect between the code designation and the actual work being solicited suggests either miscoding in state and local procurement systems or that the code is not capturing genuine color fastness testing demand in the current market.

The issuing bodies include state health agencies (Texas DSHS), county governments (Marion County, Oregon; Brevard County, Florida), municipal utilities (City of Tampa, Lubbock Power & Light, City of Ocala), special-purpose water authorities, and academic institutions (Lamar University, Texas A&M University System). Geographic activity spans Texas, Oregon, Florida, and a limited number of other states. No representative opportunities directly procuring color fastness testers or related materials testing equipment are present in the recent record; the code appears dormant for genuine commodity-level acquisition of color fastness devices in state and local procurement.