UNSPSC 57040104: Science teaching kit

Educational materials for students transitioning into secondary school, enabling continued schooling in emergency settings. Supplies include electricity kits and dissecting kits to support science learning.

UNSPSC 57040104 Science teaching kit is a Commodity code that state and local school districts purchase to equip laboratory and classroom environments with specialized sensors, probes, interfaces, and support equipment—most commonly Vernier LabQuest-compatible devices, hands-on electrostatics and optics kits, and supporting electronics such as power supplies and signal generators. Recent solicitations show school districts procuring both narrowly specified proprietary systems (single-vendor sole-source awards for integrated device families) and broadly scoped general instructional materials that bundle science teaching kits alongside classroom supplies, textbooks, and curriculum resources. The buying pattern reflects dual procurement strategies: districts with established technology infrastructure pursue sole-source awards for compatible add-ons and expansion items, while larger regional or cooperative procurements cast wider nets across multiple supplier categories. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Washington County SD in Utah; Katy ISD and other Texas districts; Madison Metropolitan SD in Wisconsin), as well as intermediate school districts and educational cooperatives. A small number of opportunities also encompass early-childhood education providers and nonprofit learning organizations.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (Katy ISD, Northside ISD, Amarillo ISD, Los Fresnos CISD, Pflugerville ISD, and Pasadena ISD solicitations posted in 2026), with secondary activity in Utah, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Connecticut. The most recent specific science teaching kit opportunity is Washington County School District (Utah) Sole Source Procurement SS202601, posted July 14, 2026, with a challenge deadline of July 23, 2026, for $13,000 in Vernier LabQuest-compatible sensors and accessories (Large Capacitor, Magnetic Field Sensor, Go Direct Voltage and Current Probes, electrostatics kits, optics mirrors, gas pressure sensors, and frequency generators). Broader instructional materials procurements that include science kits as line items include Katy ISD RFP #2428KD-A (posted July 10, 2026, due May 29, 2026) and Amarillo ISD RFP 3709-26.02 (posted June 11, 2026, due June 29, 2026), both catalog discount agreements with multiple renewal options. Northside ISD (San Antonio) issued IFB 2026-066 on March 31, 2026 for curriculum and instructional supplies districtwide, with an April 30, 2026 deadline; the solicitation covers science resources among other educational materials and carries a one-year base term with optional extensions.