UNSPSC 41114219: Plumbing arm

An apparatus that brings the measuring point of the ground and the measuring point of the flat table to be on the same vertical line by using at the time of surveying.

UNSPSC 41114219 Plumbing arm is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers maintenance, repair, and warranty support services for specialized surveying and positioning equipment—specifically Trimble and Leica GPS and GNSS survey systems deployed across transportation agencies and public infrastructure operations. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Sarasota County, Florida represent the active issuing bodies under this code, both procuring multi-year equipment maintenance contracts through sole-source awards to authorized vendor partners. The work being solicited is not general plumbing but rather technical service and warranty administration for high-precision surveying instruments; recent opportunities include hardware warranty services, firmware upgrades, software maintenance, network coverage, and component replacement necessary to sustain functionality of existing survey equipment inventories across multiple geographic districts or operational sites. IDOT has issued two sole-source maintenance contracts—one to Seiler Instrument for Trimble equipment maintenance and repair across nine districts and the central office (contract value $1,497,317.87 for fiscal year 2027) and a second to Kara Co., Inc. for Leica survey equipment maintenance and repair (contract value $194,046.61 for one year, July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027). Both IDOT contracts emphasize that failure to maintain service would render survey equipment non-functional, disrupt project timelines, jeopardize federal transportation funding, and compromise public safety—framing maintenance as critical infrastructure support rather than discretionary procurement.

Activity under this code concentrates in Illinois and Florida, with IDOT and Sarasota County as the repeat active buyers. IDOT's solicitation 27494DOTFINADB52604 for Trimble maintenance (Seiler Instrument, sole source, June 4, 2026 response date) and solicitation 27494DOTFINADB51426 for Leica maintenance (Kara Co., Inc., sole source, April 22, 2026 response date) establish the recent pattern; Sarasota County's sole-source ISS 2026-ISS-657 for Leica Geosystems surveying solutions through FLT Geosystems (April 10, 2026 response deadline) reinforces the geographic and vendor-authorization concentration. Both IDOT contracts are funded entirely through state appropriated funds and include negotiated discounts based on existing equipment inventory, with no set-aside designations noted. The sole-source justifications pivot on exclusive vendor distribution agreements—Seiler Instrument's exclusive dealer status across Illinois and the nine-state Midwest region, and Kara Company's and FLT Geosystems' exclusive Leica authorization—which effectively restrict competition and lock awards to incumbent vendors. Prior IDOT contracts for these services date back to 2020, indicating sustained but narrow procurement activity concentrated among authorized equipment service partners.