UNSPSC 41114523: Test bar

A taper gauge that is the auxiliary tool to use in the static level test that surveys the parallelism and straightness of machine tool, measuring apparatus and others and shaking on the rotating shaft.

UNSPSC 41114523 Test bar is a Commodity code that encompasses precision optical measurement, materials testing, and laboratory analytical equipment used by state and local governments to support manufacturing, quality control, research, and infrastructure operations. State and local buyers under this code procure specialized instruments such as optical surface profilometers for precision optics education, photometric testing systems for airfield lighting compliance, high-voltage capacitance measurement modules for utility infrastructure, spectrophotometers for water quality analysis, brake testers for commercial vehicle safety, and software platforms for drug discovery research. The issuing bodies span universities (Valencia College, Jackson State University, Texas State University, Texas A&M University System), municipal utilities (City of Ocala Electric Utility, Kissimmee Utility Authority, City of Tampa Water Quality Laboratory, Lubbock Power & Light), county governments and regional authorities (Lee County Port Authority, Collier County, Marion County), state agencies (Texas Department of State Health Services, Colorado State Patrol), and special-purpose districts (City of Phoenix Water Services). Procurement vehicles include RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, ITBs, and sole-source notices, with a substantial portion of activity comprising sole-source and single-source challenges reflecting the specialized, often proprietary nature of precision laboratory and test equipment.

Recent activity clusters in Florida (airfield photometric testing at Southwest Florida International Airport through Lee County Port Authority; optical surface profilometers at Valencia College; water quality analyzers and electrical equipment testing at Tampa and other utilities), Texas (laboratory equipment repair and maintenance at DSHS, insulating oil testing at Lubbock Power & Light, nanoindentation systems at Texas State University), and scattered activity across other states including Colorado (brake testers), Oregon (phlebotomy and laboratory testing at Marion County), Arizona (atmospheric monitoring at City of Phoenix), and Mississippi (drug discovery software at Jackson State University). Representative recent opportunities include Lee County Port Authority's airfield photometric testing RFQ posted October 14, 2026, with quotes due October 29, 2026; City of Ocala Electric Utility's Three-Phase Meter Test Board RFP (RFPELE260570) with proposals due April 30, 2026; Kissimmee Utility Authority's high-voltage capacitance measurement module IFB (26046JG) with bids due September 22, 2026; and Lubbock Power & Light's oil testing laboratory services RFP with proposals due July 22, 2026. Sole-source activity is particularly active, including Jackson State University's Schrodinger drug discovery software license ($65,318.25 over five years, objections due October 13, 2026), Collier County's Siemens process instrumentation single-source notice (October 1, 2026 challenge closure), and City of Tampa's Tekmar Fusion analyzer parts and repair services notice with a $25,000 estimated annual value.