UNSPSC 41114707: Textile or paper strength tester

Equipment that measures the strength from the properties of textile or paper.

UNSPSC 41114707 Textile or paper strength tester is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this classification show little alignment with the code's nominal scope. Of the twenty-five opportunities in the dataset, none solicits textile or paper strength testing equipment or services; instead, the tagged opportunities span construction engineering inspection, materials testing calibration, compression machines for plastic pipe, geotechnical engineering, architectural design, hydraulic modeling, and planning consultancy—none of which directly match textile or paper strength testing. The mismatch between code assignment and actual procurement content suggests either miscategorization in the source system or that this code sees minimal genuine activity in state and local procurement right now.

The few opportunities tangentially related to materials testing—such as the Illinois Department of Transportation's calibration services (IFB 27494DOTFINADB53622 for ASTM E74 load cell calibrations, due September 15, 2026) and IDOT's compression machine procurements (IFB 27494DOTFINADB52704 for a large-bed compression machine rebid, due June 15, 2026)—involve equipment for concrete, bituminous, and plastic pipe testing, not textile or paper strength evaluation. The City of Fort Myers material testing RFQ (RSQ 25054, due May 23, 2025) and the City of Augusta geotechnical testing RFP (RFP 26-176, due September 11, 2026) address field and laboratory materials testing for construction quality assurance. No state or local issuing body in the dataset—whether state department, county, city, transit authority, or special-purpose district—has posted a solicitation for textile or paper strength testing equipment or services. The geographic distribution of opportunities spans Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Texas, and Florida, but none reflects demand for the commodities this code nominally describes.