UNSPSC 60104409: Cloud apparatus

Instruments designed to detect or demonstrate the formation of clouds through the adiabatic change in the airtight spaces.

UNSPSC 60104409 Cloud apparatus is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure educational materials and supplies for K–12 instruction, including reading materials, video content, teaching and instructional supplies, STEM kits, science chemicals and specimens, and related classroom equipment. The recent opportunities solicited under this code show school districts as the dominant buying segment—independent school districts in Texas (Harlingen, Katy), Arizona (Cartwright Elementary), Georgia (Cobb County), and Florida (Seminole County) have posted requests for teaching materials, reading and video resources, STEM and career-readiness programs, and science supplies. Katy Independent School District appears as a repeat buyer, having issued two separate RFPs for teaching and instructional materials and supplies within the same procurement window. The work spans consumable goods (preserved specimens, chemicals, reading materials, video licensing), durable equipment (3D printers, robotics supplies, book vending machines), and curriculum-aligned program bundles; vendors must typically establish online ordering platforms, accept purchase orders and procurement card payments, and deliver to multiple school sites with unloading and inside delivery included.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Southwest. Katy Independent School District (Harris County, Texas) issued RFP #2428KD-A for comprehensive teaching and instructional materials across multiple subject areas with a contract term running through October 22, 2027, and options to renew annually through October 23, 2030, with evaluation weighted toward purchase price (30%), vendor reputation and quality (25%), and fit with district needs (15%). Cobb County School District (Marietta, Georgia) posted IFB B26128 on May 15, 2026, for science supplies—specimens, chemicals, equipment—across 112 school sites serving 105,738 students, with an estimated annual expenditure of $175,000 and a June 16, 2026, response deadline. Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 (Arizona), acting on behalf the SAVE consortium, issued RFP 260331 for STEM and college and career readiness kits and materials for multiple Arizona school districts, municipalities, and higher education institutions, with estimated annual usage of $1,346,000 across fifteen participating entities and proposals due June 8, 2026. Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (Texas) solicited reading and video materials under bid CRDG1026 with responses due October 1, 2026.