UNSPSC 60104305: Solar simulator

Pseudo sun light systems designed to simulate the solar energy by creating light intensity, spectrum and parallelism by replicating the sun.

UNSPSC 60104305 Solar simulator is a Commodity code. Recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct alignment — the source contains eleven recent school district solicitations spanning science supplies, instructional materials, STEM equipment, and classroom technology, but only one unambiguous reference to a solar simulator appears in the materials. The Seminole County, Florida sole-source purchase for Realityworks equipment includes a DataSnap Air Racer STEM Lab and related renewable energy materials, which may incorporate solar simulation capability, but the solicitation does not explicitly name a solar simulator as a standalone line item. The broader context across these school district buys suggests that solar simulators, when procured under this code, arrive as components within larger STEM lab kits, renewable energy education bundles, or specialized science equipment packages rather than as discrete procurements. State and local governments acquiring under 60104305 appear to do so as part of comprehensive science and engineering education modernization efforts, not as standalone capital purchases.

Issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts, with secondary activity from county school systems and regional education consortia. Katy ISD and Donna ISD in Texas, Cobb County School District in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, DeKalb County School District in Georgia, and Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 in Arizona (procuring through the SAVE cooperative) dominate recent activity. Geographic concentration is heavy in Texas, Georgia, and Arizona, with Florida school boards (Valencia College District, Seminole County Schools) and isolated activity elsewhere. Most recent buys are structured as catalog-discount RFPs or RFQs with three- to five-year terms and multiple-award frameworks, targeting annual expenditures ranging from $32,000 to $1.6 million depending on district size and scope. Vendor responses cluster around percentage discounts off published pricing, F.O.B. Destination delivery, and online ordering platforms integrated with district procurement systems. The limited direct solicitation data for solar simulators specifically suggests the code sees modest recent state and local activity, with procurement more likely bundled into broader STEM or science instructional materials contracts than pursued as a standalone commodity.