UNSPSC 60104614: Newtons ring apparatus

Devices used to demonstrate the phenomena of Newton's ring, the interference phenomena of the light between two thin films.

UNSPSC 60104614 Newtons ring apparatus, a Commodity code, describes optical physics laboratory equipment that state and local governments—primarily K-12 school districts—procure as part of broader science instruction and STEM education supply contracts. The recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitations for Newton's rings apparatus specifically; instead, the code appears in a dataset dominated by consolidated science-supply and educational-materials RFPs and IFBs where the apparatus would rank as a minor line item among hundreds of other consumables, equipment, and instructional products. State and local buyers acquire this equipment through multi-category catalog-discount bids covering glassware, lab equipment, physics supplies, and general science materials—typically bundled with microscopes, prepared specimens, chemicals, manipulatives, and classroom furniture in single procurements serving entire districts.

The issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts across Texas (Donna ISD, Los Fresnos CISD, Katy ISD), Georgia (Cobb County Schools, DeKalb County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools), Arizona (Cartwright Elementary District via the SAVE consortium), and Florida (Seminole County Schools, Valencia College). School districts dominate the market; the few non-K-12 buyers include Valencia College District (seeking technology services, not laboratory apparatus) and a regional cooperative purchasing vehicle. Recent RFPs and RFQs posted between February and July 2026 include Cobb County Schools' IFB B26128 for science supplies (due June 16, 2026), Donna ISD's RFP 011326-871 for science supplies catalog bid (due April 8, 2026), DeKalb County Schools' RFQ 26-724 for K-12 science instructional resources (due March 12, 2026), and Savannah-Chatham County Schools' RFP 26-35 for educational materials and supplies across seven categories including science (due April 28, 2026). These districts typically award multiple vendors on an as-needed basis with no guaranteed minimum purchase volumes, pricing firm for one to three years, and contract terms of one year with optional renewals. The Newton's rings apparatus would compete for adoption within these broader science-equipment categories but does not anchor or dominate any single procurement.