UNSPSC 41113826: Soil texture analyzer

Equipment that is designed to measure accurately the soil texture for the users.

UNSPSC 41113826 Soil texture analyzer (Commodity) encompasses laboratory and field testing equipment and services that state and local governments procure to assess soil composition, compaction, and geotechnical properties for infrastructure projects. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing both standalone soil analysis instruments — such as Proctor compactors with integrated soil analyzers — and comprehensive geotechnical testing services including Modified Proctor tests, in-place density testing, soil classification, and cone penetrometer testing. Issuing bodies span state departments of transportation, city utilities departments, county purchasing offices, and municipal departments, with repeat activity from transportation and utility infrastructure operators. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Georgia jurisdictions including Henry County and the City of Augusta, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), and the Utility Board of the City of Key West (Keys Energy Services) all posted recent solicitations under or closely aligned with this code between June and October 2026.

Recent opportunities reflect geotechnical testing demand concentrated in the Southeast and Midwest. TxDOT solicitation 601340000067218 (posted October 6, 2026, due October 27, 2026) sought a Proctor soil compactor with integrated soil analyzer and related equipment on an IFB basis through its Bonfire Hub platform. The City of Augusta issued RFP 26-176 on August 16, 2026 (due September 11, 2026) for on-call geotechnical testing services including 65 Modified Proctor tests, 650 in-place soil density tests, and 25 soil classification tests over a five-year term; Henry County, Georgia posted RFQ 27-08 (due September 9, 2026) requiring GDOT prequalification and covering soil cement mix designs, compaction testing, and related field services. MDOT posted RFP 260000002268 for a truck-mounted cone penetrometer test sounding unit (due July 16, 2026; awarded to Applied Research Associates, Inc. at $1,011,529.00 pending State Administrative Board approval). Keys Energy Services in Key West issued parallel RFPs for electrical insulating oil testing services (RFP 0426 due February 23, 2026 and RFP 1026 due April 17, 2026), which though tagged to this code, represent utility equipment diagnostics rather than soil analysis and show a mismatch between UNSPSC classification and procurement scope.