UNSPSC 41114525: Oil filter tester

A tester that is designed to test the capability of the filter that filters the impure substance within the lubricant oil used in machine by using the particle counter.

UNSPSC 41114525 Oil filter tester, a Commodity code, maps poorly to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes equipment for testing oil filtration systems, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code show no relevant activity—instead, they span laboratory testing services (phlebotomy and specimen collection for a county jail), laboratory equipment repair and maintenance (sterilization units and steam generators for a state health department), spectrophotometer procurement (waste-to-energy facility), utility insulating oil testing and analysis (power utility), landscape architectural services (toll road authority), water reclamation technical support, electric meter test boards, water treatment plant well construction, servo-hydraulic fatigue testing systems for university research, and lock-in amplifiers for university procurement. None of these solicitations involve oil filter testing or testing equipment designed specifically for oil filters.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being procured suggests either persistent miscoding by issuing bodies or a significant gap between the taxonomy and current purchasing practice for this commodity. State and local procurement offices—including Marion County (Oregon), Texas DSHS, the City of Tampa, Lubbock Power & Light, Harris County Toll Road Authority, the City of Orlando, Broward County Transportation, the Town of Waterford (Connecticut), Santa Clara County, the City of Ocala, the City of Palm Bay, Lamar University, and Texas A&M—have tagged diverse, unrelated solicitations with this code, making it unreliable for targeting or forecasting. Firms monitoring this code should verify category assignments directly with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities, as the taxonomy tag does not reliably surface relevant work.