UNSPSC 42183016: Ophthalmic spectrophotometers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an instrument that measures the amount of photons (the intensity of light) absorbed after it passes through sample solution in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42183016 Ophthalmic spectrophotometers is a Commodity code that in practice covers laboratory and field measurement equipment used by utilities and waste management facilities for water quality testing, chemical analysis, and equipment diagnostics — not eyewear-related optical instruments. State and local buyers under this code include utility authorities, city solid waste and environmental programs, and cooperative purchasing vehicles. The scope centers on direct replacements and single-unit acquisitions of spectrophotometric analysis equipment rated for industrial or waste-to-energy facility use.

Recent activity shows two directly relevant solicitations: the City of Tampa Solid Waste & Environmental Program Management issued RFQ 26-P-00372 in June 2026 for a Heck DR4900 Spectrophotometer as a direct replacement unit at the McKay Bay Waste to Energy facility, with quotes due June 12, 2026; and Kissimmee Utility Authority posted IFB 26046JG in September 2026 for a precision high-voltage capacitance and power/dissipation factor measurement module (OMICRON CP TD12 Testing Module) compatible with its existing CPC100 test system, with bids due September 22, 2026. Geographic activity is concentrated in Florida, where both recent solicitations originated. Both purchases are fixed-price, single-unit acquisitions with no renewal options and total value under $250,000. A third opportunity tagged to this code — Sourcewell's RFP 061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment — is unrelated to spectrophotometers or laboratory measurement equipment and does not reflect activity in the code's actual scope.