UNSPSC 41113818: Plate bearing tester

A soil testing device that measures the soil settlement following the compression load in order to find out the bearing capacity of soil from road, run way and others.

UNSPSC 41113818 Plate bearing tester, a Commodity code, encompasses specialized testing equipment and services for geotechnical and materials characterization work that state and local governments actually procure. The recent opportunities tagged under this code show a broader scope than the "plate bearing tester" name alone suggests—they range from truck-mounted cone penetrometer systems for transportation agencies to construction materials testing and inspection services for building projects and utility infrastructure. Issuing bodies include state transportation departments (Michigan Department of Transportation), municipal utilities (City of Key West), municipalities pursuing capital construction (Town of Waterford, Connecticut; City of Orlando), and special-purpose districts (Harris County Flood Control District). The solicitations span equipment procurement, multiyear service contracts, and qualification-based on-call arrangements for construction materials testing across soil, concrete, steel, masonry, and electrical infrastructure domains.

The code sees recent activity concentrated in Florida (Key West electrical insulating oil testing contracts, Orlando stadium materials testing) and Texas (Harris County Flood Control District on-call construction materials testing), with additional activity in Michigan and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include the Michigan Department of Transportation's RFP for a truck-mounted cone penetrometer test sounding unit due July 16, 2026, specifying a 20-ton system with 40,000 lb. push and 50,000 lb. pull capacity on a Mack or Peterbilt chassis and requiring vendor experience delivering similar systems to U.S. Department of Transportation agencies; the Harris County Flood Control District's RFSQ for on-call construction materials engineering and testing services due March 2, 2026, seeking Texas-registered professional engineers and A2LA-certified firms on a qualification basis with five-year enrollment and monthly invoicing; and the Town of Waterford, Connecticut's RFP for special inspection and materials testing services for the Oswegatchie Fire Station due May 5, 2026, requiring ACI-, AWS-, ICC-, or ASNT-certified personnel and unit-price billing with fixed rates for the project life. The City of Key West has posted two separate electrical insulating oil testing RFPs (one with a past due date of February 20, 2026 and a second due April 17, 2026) for three-year multiyear contracts with two optional one-year renewals.