UNSPSC 41113324: Paint concealment force tester

A tester that is designed to measure or test the hiding power of resin or paint. The hiding power is generally the capability to conceal the top coating paint or pigment, print ink, or resin applied just prior to the application.

UNSPSC 41113324 Paint concealment force tester, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes testing equipment for paint concealment properties, but the five recent opportunities posted between February and June 2026 involve analytical laboratory instrumentation, information management systems, and disinfection equipment—none of which relate to paint testing or concealment measurement. The mismatch suggests either that the code has been misapplied to these solicitations or that state and local governments are not actively procuring paint concealment force testers under this classification.

The recent opportunities span Escambia County (Florida), the City of Philadelphia Water Department, the State of Texas, Santa Clara County (California), and the City of Tampa (Florida), with issuing bodies drawn from county commissions, municipal water and wastewater departments, and state procurement offices. The work solicited includes a hypochlorous acid generator system (Escambia County, RFP posted June 30, 2026, due August 11, 2026); repair services for an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (Philadelphia Water Department, RFQ posted June 23, 2026, due June 29, 2026); a Bruker TITAN 800 NMR spectrometer (State of Texas, ITB posted May 21, 2026, due June 11, 2026); a lab information management system replacement (Santa Clara County, RFI posted April 7, 2026, due April 22, 2026); and an automated hexane extractable materials extraction system (City of Tampa, RFQ posted March 11, 2026, due February 26, 2026). Geographic distribution spans Florida (two opportunities), California, Texas, and Pennsylvania. No contracting activity under this code is supported by the source material that directly relates to paint concealment force testing.