UNSPSC 41113055: Fuel gum tester

A tester that measures the contents of existing rubber substance in gasoline for vehicles or fuel for aircraft.

UNSPSC 41113055 Fuel gum tester is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local procurement activity, does not align with what state and local governments are actually buying. The recent solicitations tagged with this code show no procurement of fuel gum testers or related fuel-analysis instruments. Instead, the tagged opportunities span laboratory testing services unrelated to fuel (phlebotomy and clinical specimen analysis for Marion County, Oregon); equipment repair and maintenance for healthcare sterilization and washing equipment (Texas Department of State Health Services); spectrophotometer procurement for waste-to-energy operations (City of Tampa); insulating oil testing for electrical utilities (Lubbock Power & Light); engineering and landscape architectural services (Harris County Toll Road Authority); technical support for water-analysis instruments (City of Orlando); transit vehicle charging-station maintenance (Broward County); construction materials testing and inspection (Town of Waterford, Connecticut); lab information management system procurement (County of Santa Clara); meter test board procurement (City of Ocala); water treatment plant well construction (City of Palm Bay); fatigue testing equipment (Lamar University); and lock-in amplifiers for scientific measurement (Texas A&M University System). None of these activities involve fuel gum analysis or fuel testing instruments.

The code appears to receive minimal or no relevant state and local procurement activity. The tagging mismatch suggests either that this code is rarely used in state and local procurement systems, or that the opportunities were miscoded at the source. State and local buyers who do procure laboratory instruments, analytical equipment, or testing services use codes that map more directly to their actual needs—whether water quality analysis, fuel-quality testing, or materials science equipment—rather than this specific commodity designation. Vendors evaluating pursuit under this code should verify whether state and local agencies actually use it to solicit fuel-analysis products or services, as current activity does not demonstrate market demand at the commodity level.