UNSPSC 41114217: Lead line

A type of device that is used for surveying. It is the line with the scale and it is generally made for steel chain, hemp yarn, cotton yarn, glass fiber and others, and it hangs the weight made by iron or lead at the end of the line.

UNSPSC 41114217 Lead line is a Commodity code that encompasses maintenance, repair, and support services for surveying and GPS equipment, including hardware warranty coverage, firmware upgrades, software maintenance, and component replacement for active field inventory. State and local procurement offices use this code primarily for sole-source contracts to authorized service providers and exclusive distributors who maintain existing surveying equipment deployed across multiple locations and operational districts. The work does not cover new equipment procurement but rather the sustained operation of equipment already in inventory.

Illinois Department of Transportation dominates recent activity under this code, having issued two sole-source maintenance contracts in the past four months — one for Trimble Survey-GPS equipment maintenance and repair across all nine IDOT districts and the Central Office (contract value $1,497,317.87, notice 27494DOTFINADB52604, due June 4, 2026, awarded to Seiler Instrument) and one for Leica Survey Equipment maintenance and repairs across the same footprint (contract value $194,046.61, notice 27494DOTFINADB51426, due April 22, 2026, awarded to Kara Co., Inc.). Sarasota County, Florida issued a similar sole-source procurement for Leica Geosystems surveying solutions through FLT Geosystems (notice 2026ISS657, due April 10, 2026). All three opportunities reflect the commodity's practical constraint: maintenance and repair services flow exclusively to the manufacturer's authorized regional distributor or service center, and winning depends on holding exclusive territorial distribution or service agreements with the equipment manufacturer rather than on competitive bidding. Illinois represents the active geographic center for this code, with transportation and surveying departments in other states likely to follow similar sole-source patterns when equipment maintenance contracts come due. The lack of set-aside provisions across all recent opportunities signals that these awards flow to pre-qualified technical providers whose authorization status, not disadvantaged-business status, drives selection.