UNSPSC 41113653: In circuit tester ICT

An instrument used to check values of electrical components prior to final assembly allowing repair while electrical content is reduced.

UNSPSC 41113653 In circuit tester ICT is a Commodity code, but the recent opportunities posted under this code show no activity related to in-circuit testing equipment or services. The posted solicitations span plastic water meter boxes, waste-to-energy facility design-build-operate-maintain services, general electronic equipment parts and repairs, National Instruments procurement items, airport vending machine concession services, commercial water meter replacement, pole-mounted transformers, reclaimed-water meters, law enforcement equipment, and battery backup systems. None of these categories align with in-circuit tester (ICT) equipment or diagnostics services typically associated with the code's nominal scope. State and local procurement offices appear to have tagged these opportunities with UNSPSC 41113653 in error, or the code is being used as a catch-all for miscellaneous electronics and equipment procurement that does not fit the intended commodity definition.

The geographic distribution of these misfiled opportunities spans Texas (Arlington, McKinney, Lubbock), Florida (Palm Beach County), Georgia (Fulton County), Washington state (through Sourcewell cooperative purchasing on behalf of Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima Counties), Minnesota (Sourcewell administrative office), and Nevada. Without genuine ICT-related solicitations in the recent-opportunities block, the code presents no actionable market signal for firms specializing in in-circuit testing equipment, software, or services. Vendors in that segment should verify their UNSPSC coding with target jurisdictions directly or monitor alternative codes within the electronics testing and diagnostics family rather than rely on this code's current posting activity.