UNSPSC 60104605: Friction apparatus

UNSPSC 60104605 Friction apparatus, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities record names this code for solicitations that actually seek educational materials, science supplies, and instructional equipment — including reading and video materials, STEM kits, science specimens and chemicals, and general classroom supplies — none of which constitute friction apparatus in the mechanical or automotive sense. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with individual districts (Harlingen Consolidated ISD, Katy ISD, Cobb County School District, Seminole County School Board) and cooperative purchasing consortia (SAVE, Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 on behalf of SAVE) posting the recorded opportunities. The code does not reflect genuine procurement of friction material, brake components, or related industrial apparatus.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary representation from Florida and Arizona. Katy ISD (Harris County, Texas) issued RFP #2428KD-A for teaching and instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and services with a proposal deadline of May 29, 2026, and a contract term extending through October 23, 2030 with annual renewal options; Cobb County School District in Marietta, Georgia posted IFB B26128 on May 15, 2026, for science specimens, chemicals, supplies, and equipment with a bid due date of June 16, 2026, and an estimated annual expenditure of $175,000. Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 on behalf of the SAVE consortium issued RFP 260331 for STEM and College & Career Readiness Kits, Programs & Materials with proposals due June 8, 2026, and estimated annual usage across fifteen participating districts of $1,346,000. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual commodities being solicited suggests either a classification error in the source data or that this code has little active relevance to state and local procurement right now.