UNSPSC 41114613: Load frame

UNSPSC 41114613 Load frame, a Commodity code, encompasses temporary structural support systems and testing apparatus that state and local governments procure for construction quality assurance, materials testing, and infrastructure assessment. Recent solicitations reveal that state transportation departments, water authorities, and municipalities acquire load frames as components of broader construction engineering, inspection, and materials testing services—not as standalone equipment procurements. The code sees activity across transportation infrastructure projects, water system improvements, and municipal facility construction where materials testing and structural assessment require load application and measurement capability. Issuing bodies include state departments of transportation (Georgia, Illinois), county water and sewerage authorities (Jackson County, Georgia), municipal utilities (Great Lakes Water Authority), cities (Orlando, Rio Rancho, Fort Myers, Dallas, Austin), transit authorities (Harris County Toll Road Authority), school districts (Dallas ISD), and community colleges (Maricopa Community College District, Alvin College).

Recent opportunities show load frame activity embedded in broader-scope procurements rather than as discrete equipment buys. Representative recent solicitations include Wayne County's Ashland Relief, Linwood, Second Avenue, and Shiawassee Sewer Rehabilitation (IFB, due October 1, 2026), which encompasses sewer repair and access improvements where load testing and structural assessment inform construction methods; the City of Fort Myers' geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing services for Fort Myers Police Department Headquarters (RFQ, due July 2, 2026), which includes subsurface characterization and materials testing; the Harris County Flood Control District's on-call construction materials engineering and testing services (RFSQ, due March 2, 2026), which covers quality assurance testing for stormwater infrastructure; and Illinois Department of Transportation's Materials Small Bed and Large Bed Compression Machines (rebid solicitations, due dates June and February 2026), which are specialized compression testing equipment supporting materials laboratories. Georgia Department of Transportation, Harris County Toll Road Authority, Dallas ISD, and the City of Orlando appear as repeat buyers issuing multiple construction engineering, inspection, and design qualifications solicitations. Geographic concentration includes Texas (Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Austin, Rio Rancho), Georgia (Atlanta, Jackson County, multiple DOT districts), Florida (Orlando, Fort Myers), Michigan (Detroit region via GLWA), Illinois (Springfield), and scattered municipal/regional activity across Connecticut, Kentucky, Arizona, and New Mexico. The code shows modest standalone activity; most load frame procurement occurs within bundled construction services, materials testing contracts, and engineering qualifications-based selections rather than direct equipment buys.