UNSPSC 41113831: Facing sand water measuring instrument

An instrument that is to measure the volume of the surface water attached on the aggregate surface by using the chemical reaction of carbide powder and water in the closed container.

UNSPSC 41113831 Facing sand water measuring instrument is a Commodity code that state and local governments are soliciting for soil and geotechnical testing equipment and services, though recent activity shows a mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being procured. The code appears in solicitations for soil compaction and analyzer equipment, electrical insulating oil testing services, comprehensive geotechnical and materials field testing, and cone penetrometer test sounding units. Issuing bodies include state departments of transportation (Texas, Michigan), municipal utilities (City of Key West), city public works and utilities departments (Augusta), and county governments (Henry County, Georgia). These are primarily infrastructure and facilities maintenance operations that require periodic soil analysis, equipment diagnostics, and field testing to support transportation, water, and power infrastructure projects.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Michigan. The Texas Department of Transportation posted solicitation 601340000067218 on October 6, 2026, seeking a Proctor Soil Compactor with Soil Analyzer and related equipment with responses due October 27, 2026. The City of Augusta, Georgia issued RFP 26-176 on August 16, 2026 for on-call geotechnical testing services including Modified Proctor tests, in-place soil density testing, and soil classification, with proposals due September 11, 2026. Henry County, Georgia released RFQ 27-08 on August 12, 2026 for on-call materials and field testing services including compressive strength testing and asphalt analysis, requiring GDOT prequalification and responses due September 9, 2026. The Michigan Department of Transportation posted RFP 260000002268 on June 26, 2026 for a truck-mounted Cone Penetrometer Test sounding unit with bids due July 16, 2026; Applied Research Associates, Inc. was recommended for award at $1,011,529.00 pending State Administrative Board approval as of July 22, 2026. The City of Key West issued parallel RFPs (Solicitation 1026 and 0426) for multiyear electrical insulating oil testing services in September 2026 with proposals due April 17 and February 20, 2026 respectively, requiring ASTM-compliant laboratory testing and comprehensive reporting on power transformer and voltage regulator equipment.