UNSPSC 41113829: Underwater soil picking equipment

Equipment that is designed to collect the sample to analyze the soil of seabed. The lower part of the collector is made in sharp tube to catch the sample as the lower part of the collector speared deep into the seabed from its weight, and independent heavyweight is sometimes attached to enlarge the weight.

UNSPSC 41113829 Underwater soil picking equipment (Commodity) does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under this code. The recent opportunities posted under this Commodity span geotechnical field and laboratory testing services, soil compaction equipment, electrical insulation oil testing, and specialized soil investigation vehicles — none of which fit the "underwater soil picking equipment" descriptor. The Texas Department of Transportation solicited a Proctor Soil Compactor with Soil Analyzer on October 6, 2026 (due October 27, 2026); the Michigan Department of Transportation awarded a truck-mounted Cone Penetrometer Test sounding unit to Applied Research Associates, Inc. for $1,011,529.00 under RFP 260000002268 (Notice of Intent to Award issued July 22, 2026); and the City of Augusta, Georgia and Henry County, Georgia each issued RFPs and RFQs for on-call geotechnical field and laboratory testing services in August and September 2026. The City of Key West's Keys Energy Services also posted two separate RFPs for electrical insulating oil testing services (due February 20, 2026 and April 17, 2026). These opportunities indicate the code is being used to tag soil investigation and analysis equipment and services rather than underwater excavation tools.

The issuing bodies include state transportation departments (TxDOT and MDOT), municipal utilities (Keys Energy Services), city engineering and utility departments (Augusta, Georgia), and county governments (Henry County, Georgia). Geographic activity clusters in Texas, Florida, Michigan, and Georgia. The mismatch between the code name and actual procurement scope suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or a divergence in how this Commodity code has been repurposed in state and local procurement systems. Firms pursuing contracts in geotechnical testing, soil compaction analysis, and CPT soil investigation should monitor activity in this code despite the nominal descriptor, but verify alignment with individual solicitations before preparing proposals.