UNSPSC 41114220: Transit

A surveying instrument that is used for measuring the horizontal and vertical angles for two points. This device has the center of two same axles.

UNSPSC 41114220 Transit — a Commodity code — covers maintenance, repair, and support services for survey and GPS equipment used by transportation departments and transit authorities to maintain transportation infrastructure and support project planning. State and local governments buy equipment-specific maintenance contracts (hardware warranty coverage, firmware upgrades, software maintenance, repairs, and parts replacement) from authorized dealers and service providers, typically on annual or multi-year terms tied to existing equipment inventory. Issuing bodies include state departments of transportation (notably the Illinois Department of Transportation soliciting twice in recent months), county governments (Sarasota County, Florida), and transit authorities (Jacksonville Transportation Authority). The procurement pattern reflects a reliance on sole-source awards to exclusive authorized distributors and service providers — Seiler Instrument for Trimble equipment, Kara Co., Inc. and FLT Geosystems for Leica products — driven by warranty, firmware, and software maintenance requirements that tie the buyer to the original equipment manufacturer's authorized ecosystem.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Illinois. The Illinois Department of Transportation posted sole-source awards for Trimble Survey-GPS Equipment Maintenance & Repair (solicitation 27494DOTFINADB52604, due June 4, 2026, $1,497,317.87 for one year to Seiler Instrument) and Leica Survey Equipment Maintenance and Repairs (solicitation 27494DOTFINADB51426, due April 22, 2026, $194,046.61 for one year to Kara Co., Inc.). Sarasota County, Florida issued a sole-source notice (ISS 2026-ISS-657) for Leica Geosystems surveying solutions through FLT Geosystems with a response deadline of April 10, 2026. A separate opportunity from Klein Independent School District in Texas (RFP #26-101, due June 5, 2026) requesting Career Technical Education and Advanced Academics resources appears tagged to this code but does not align with the survey equipment maintenance scope — this appears to be a classification mismatch. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (P-24-019 and P26009) solicited automated transit vehicle procurement across Florida and the continental United States, which similarly does not reflect the survey equipment maintenance scope of the code. Recent relevant activity is limited primarily to the two Illinois IDOT solicitations and the Sarasota County procurement.