UNSPSC 41113908: Sand testing apparatus

UNSPSC 41113908 Sand testing apparatus is a Commodity code covering soil and material testing equipment and services that state and local governments procure for transportation, utility, and infrastructure projects. The code captures both tangible testing apparatus — such as Proctor soil compactors with integrated soil analyzers and cone penetrometer test sounding units mounted on trucks — and the associated laboratory and field testing services performed to ASTM and industry standards. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state departments of transportation, municipal utilities, county public works departments, and city engineering services. Geotechnical testing contracts typically run multiple years with optional renewals and are structured as on-call arrangements with task orders issued as needed, pricing established through fee schedules or unit rates rather than upfront lump-sum awards.

Recent activity spans Texas, Georgia, Michigan, and Florida. The Texas Department of Transportation posted an IFB for a Proctor soil compactor with soil analyzer and accessories on October 6, 2026, with responses due October 27, 2026, requiring NIGP code registration on the Texas Comptroller's Centralized Master Bidders List and submission through the Euna Procurement/Bonfire Hub platform. The City of Augusta, Georgia, issued RFP 26-176 for on-call geotechnical testing services covering laboratory analysis, field testing, and engineering consultation for construction projects, with a September 11, 2026 deadline and an estimated five-year scope including 65 Modified Proctor tests and 650 in-place soil density tests. Henry County, Georgia, released RFQ #27-08 for on-call materials and field testing services with a September 9, 2026 deadline, requiring mandatory prequalification by the Georgia Department of Transportation in soil surveys and laboratory materials testing. The Michigan Department of Transportation awarded an RFP for a truck-mounted cone penetrometer test sounding unit to Applied Research Associates, Inc., at $1,011,529.00 in July 2026, and Keys Energy Services in Key West, Florida, solicited electrical insulating oil testing services spanning transformer and voltage regulator sampling and laboratory analysis under separate RFPs with February and April 2026 deadlines.