UNSPSC 41151505: Ferric chloride colorimetric preparation

In this classification, this entry connotes a standardized preparation made of Ferric chloride, used in a colorimetric Clinical laboratory test.

UNSPSC 41151505 Ferric chloride colorimetric preparation, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent activity under state and local procurement aligned with the code's abstract scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code involve laboratory and testing equipment — optical surface profilometers, photometric testing systems, meter test boards, high-voltage test modules, software platforms for drug discovery, sterilization equipment maintenance, atmospheric gas monitoring sensors, spectrophotometers, transformer oil testing services, and technical support agreements — none of which involve ferric chloride colorimetric preparation, a chemical reagent used in analytical testing. The mismatch between the code's nominal definition and the actual work being solicited suggests that state and local procurement offices are either misclassifying equipment and service opportunities or using this code as a catch-all for laboratory and analytical instrumentation purchases that do not map cleanly to higher-tier UNSPSC families.

Recent solicitations span Florida (Valencia College, City of Tampa, City of Orlando, Lee County Port Authority, Collier County), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas State University, Texas A&M University System, Lubbock Power & Light), and other states including Oregon (Marion County) and Colorado (Colorado State Patrol). Issuing bodies include community colleges, municipal utilities and water departments, county port and toll authorities, state universities, and county health agencies. Representative opportunities include Valencia College's sole-source procurement of a PGI Optics CORE Optical Surface Profilometer (posted October 19, 2026; notice of intended sole source); Lee County Port Authority's RFQ for airfield photometric testing at Southwest Florida International Airport (posted October 14, 2026; due October 29, 2026); Jackson State University's sole-source purchase of the Schrodinger Small Molecule Drug Discovery Suite (posted September 22, 2026; objection period closed October 13, 2026; estimated cost $65,318.25); and the City of Ocala Electric Utility's RFP for a Three-Phase Meter Test Board system (posted September 28, 2026; due April 30, 2026). The code's activity is dominated by equipment procurement and maintenance contracts rather than chemical reagent supply, indicating either systematic miscoding or use of this UNSPSC tier as a default bucket for specialized laboratory acquisitions.