UNSPSC 60104613: Magdeburg hemisphere

Devices used to pull apart two hemispheres after attaching two hemisphere and make them vacuumized. The devices can demonstrate the existence of air pressure.

UNSPSC 60104613 Magdeburg hemisphere is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity in the source material. The opportunities solicited under this code number consist entirely of educational instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and services — including classroom supplies, science specimens and chemicals, STEM kits, technology systems, and science instructional resources — none of which constitute Magdeburg hemispheres or related physics demonstration equipment. The code's nominal scope and the actual work being procured show no meaningful overlap, suggesting either a data classification error or that the code is not in active use for state and local education procurement.

State and local school districts, counties, and higher-education institutions across Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Arizona have issued multiple RFPs and RFQs since February 2026 for general educational supplies and science materials, but none of these solicitations reference or intend to procure Magdeburg hemispheres. School districts including Katy ISD (Texas), Cobb County Schools (Georgia), Donna ISD (Texas), Los Fresnos CISD (Texas), Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (Georgia), and DeKalb County Schools (Georgia) are establishing vendor catalogs and framework agreements for ongoing educational product procurement on a discount-percentage basis, with contract terms typically running one year with options for renewal. The absence of any Magdeburg hemisphere or physics demonstration apparatus in these solicitations, combined with the code's placement under general merchandise and supplies rather than specialized laboratory or demonstration equipment, indicates minimal or no current state and local procurement activity under this specific code.