UNSPSC 60104711: Hookes law apparatus

An apparatus used to demonstrate Hooke's law that states that the extension of a spring is in direct proportion with the load added to it as long as this load does not exceed the elastic limit.

UNSPSC 60104711 Hookes law apparatus is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement activity the source documents. The recent opportunities posted under this code—reading and video materials from Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, teaching and instructional materials from Katy Independent School District, STEM and college & career readiness kits from Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 via the SAVE consortium, and science supplies from Cobb County School District—are all general instructional materials, consumables, and equipment procurement, not specialized laboratory apparatus for demonstrating Hookes law principles. The mismatch suggests either miscoding by the issuing jurisdictions or that the UNSPSC taxonomy does not accurately reflect how state and local education procurements are tagged in practice.

The issuing bodies are all school districts: Harlingen Consolidated ISD and Katy ISD in Texas, Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 operating a cooperative (SAVE) spanning Arizona, and Cobb County School District in Georgia. Recent activity clusters in Texas and the Southwest, with Georgia representation. The Katy ISD RFP (RFP #2428KD-A, due May 29, 2026) and the Cobb County IFB (B26128, due June 16, 2026) are the most substantial recent solicitations under the code, with Cobb County estimating $175,000 annual spend and the Cartwright/SAVE procurement projecting $1,346,000 annual usage across participating entities. No opportunities directly relevant to physics laboratory apparatus or Hookes law demonstration equipment appear in the source material. If pursuing work under this code, verify the actual commodity classifications used by target districts and consider whether your product category is being procured under a different UNSPSC code in practice.