UNSPSC 41113811: Solid bearing tester

In order to determine the bearing capacity, the loading plate is installed above the foundation base and applies the weight to measure the settlement on each weight to find the load and subsidence curve. This is a tester that is designed to measure the permitted yield strength of the foundation from the yield strength obtained from the loading test by the loading plate.

UNSPSC 41113811 Solid bearing tester is a Commodity code that covers material testing equipment and related inspection services for construction, utility infrastructure, and transportation projects. State and local governments procure geotechnical testing systems (cone penetrometer units), construction materials testing and inspection services (concrete strength testing, steel welding inspections, soil compaction verification), and electrical equipment testing services (transformer oil sampling and laboratory analysis). Issuing bodies span state transportation departments, municipal utilities, cities, towns, and special-purpose districts. The Harris County Flood Control District and the City of Key West (operating as Keys Energy Services) appear as repeat buyers seeking on-call or ongoing testing services; Michigan Department of Transportation, the Town of Waterford, Connecticut, and the City of Orlando also recently solicited under this code.

Recent activity concentrates in Michigan, Florida (especially Key West and Orlando), Texas, and Connecticut. Representative opportunities include the Michigan Department of Transportation's RFP 5912600000022681 for a truck-mounted cone penetrometer test sounding unit with response due July 16, 2026; the Town of Waterford's RFP 26009 for construction materials testing and special inspection services on the Oswegatchie Fire Station (due May 5, 2026); Keys Energy Services' two parallel electrical insulating oil testing solicitations (RFP 0426 and 1026, both April 2026); the City of Orlando's qualification-based procurement for material testing services on Camping World Stadium Phase 3 (statement of qualifications due October 29, 2025); and the Harris County Flood Control District's qualification-based request for on-call construction materials engineering and testing services (due March 2, 2026). Notice types vary between RFP, RFQ, and RFSQ formats depending on issuing body and scope, with multiyear contracts and on-call registries common in utility and flood control districts.