UNSPSC 42183041: Color perception testing lanterns

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an instrument that provides changing lights to assess color recognition in ophthalmic tests in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42183041 Color perception testing lanterns is a Commodity code. The recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show a significant mismatch between the nominal scope and actual procurement activity. The Kissimmee Utility Authority and City of Tampa solicitations involve precision high-voltage test equipment and spectrophotometers respectively — laboratory measurement instruments for utility and waste-management operations — rather than color perception testing devices. The Sourcewell cooperative procurement for law enforcement equipment is similarly unrelated to the code's stated scope. State and local procurement offices appear to be using this code as a catch-all classification for specialized test and measurement equipment that does not fit neatly into narrower commodity categories, rather than for color perception lanterns per se.

The three recent opportunities span utility authorities, municipal solid-waste operations, and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multi-jurisdictional public bodies across the United States and Canada. Geographic activity includes Florida (Kissimmee, Tampa), Washington state (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, Yakima counties), and Minnesota (Sourcewell administrative base). Representative solicitations include Kissimmee Utility Authority's IFB 26046JG for a precision OMICRON CP TD12 Testing Module with a response date of September 22, 2026 and anticipated value under $250,000; and City of Tampa's RFQ 26-P-00372 for a Heck DR4900 Spectrophotometer replacement, with quotes due June 12, 2026. The Sourcewell RFP #061626 (due June 16, 2026) establishes a cooperative framework for law enforcement equipment across thousands of potential participating agencies. The code shows recent activity but little alignment with its nominal commodity definition; firms considering this code should verify actual category assignment in each issuing body's solicitation materials rather than relying on the UNSPSC name alone.