UNSPSC 41151506: Gardner colorimetric standards

In this classification, this entry connotes a colorimetric standard that incorporates the Gardner Color Index.

UNSPSC 41151506 Gardner colorimetric standards is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure laboratory test equipment, analytical instruments, and associated technical services under this code, though recent opportunities show a mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual buying activity. The opportunities tagged to this code include optical surface profilometers for precision optics education, airfield photometric testing systems, drug discovery software licensing, three-phase meter test boards for electric utility compliance, high-voltage capacitance measurement modules, spectrophotometers for water quality analysis, oil testing laboratory services, atmospheric hazard monitoring instruments, and equipment repair and maintenance contracts. Issuing bodies include higher-education institutions (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 and Wastewater, Lubbock Power & Light), transit and port authorities (Lee County Port Authority, Southwest Florida International Airport), county governments (Collier County, Marion County), state health agencies (Texas Department of State Health Services), and special-purpose districts (Colorado State Patrol). The code shows substantial activity across higher education and municipal infrastructure sectors, with repeat buyers including Lee County Port Authority (posting twice for airfield photometric testing) and Jackson State University (posting twice for the same Schrodinger software license).

Recent opportunities cluster heavily in Florida, Texas, and the Southwest. Specific recent solicitations include Lee County Port Authority's e-quote for airfield photometric testing at Southwest Florida International Airport (RFQ, response due October 29, 2026), Valencia College's Notice of Intended Sole Source for a PGI Optics CORE Optical Surface Profilometer (sole-source, seven-day posting window from October 19, 2026), City of Ocala Electric Utility's RFP for a Three-Phase Meter Test Board (RFP, sealed electronic proposals due April 30, 2026), Kissimmee Utility Authority's IFB for an OMICRON CP TD12 Testing Module (IFB 26046JG, bids due September 22, 2026), Jackson State University's Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase for Schrodinger Small Molecule Drug Discovery Suite software (objections due October 13, 2026, estimated cost $65,318.25 over five years), City of Phoenix Water Services' IFB for atmospheric monitoring instruments for fixed installations at lift stations and wastewater facilities (IFB-27-0435, sealed offers due September 4, 2026), Texas Department of State Health Services' IFB for laboratory equipment repair and maintenance for sterilization and washing equipment (IFB HHS0017421, bids due July 6, 2026, historical annual costs $25,050–$40,000), and Lubbock Power & Light's RFP for insulating oil testing laboratory services across approximately 20 substations (RFP, proposals due July 22, 2026). The code shows no standout geographic concentration; opportunities appear distributed across municipal and state procurement in the South and Southwest during the past four months.