UNSPSC 60104815: Reflection or refraction apparatus

UNSPSC 60104815 Reflection or refraction apparatus is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity primarily tags educational materials and supplies — specifically reading and video materials, teaching and instructional supplies, science specimens and chemicals, and STEM kits and programs — rather than optical or refractive laboratory instruments. School districts are the dominant issuing bodies under this code, procuring consumables and instructional equipment for K-12 science, literacy, and STEM instruction across multiple campuses. The work involves establishing vendor platforms for purchase-order and procurement-card processing, maintaining online catalogs with percentage-discount pricing structures, and delivering items to school sites with inside delivery included. Vendors typically commit to quarterly reporting, assigned account representatives, and firm pricing for one-year terms with optional renewal periods.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD) in Harris County, Texas issued RFP #2428KD-A on August 14, 2026, for teaching and instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and services across English Language Arts, Mathematics, Reading, Science, Social Studies, and Arts & Crafts, with sealed proposals due May 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM and contract options extending through October 23, 2030. Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, also in Texas, solicited Reading & Video Materials (Bid #CRDG1026) with responses due October 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM. Cobb County School District in Marietta, Georgia issued IFB B26128 on May 15, 2026 for science specimens, chemicals, supplies, and equipment serving all 112 district school sites and 105,738 students, with bids due June 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time and an estimated annual expenditure of $175,000. Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 in Arizona, on behalf of the SAVE cooperative purchasing consortium, issued RFP260331 for STEM and College & Career Readiness Kits, Programs & Materials for multiple Arizona school districts, municipalities, and higher education institutions, with proposals due June 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM MST and estimated annual usage across fifteen participating districts of $1,346,000. The code shows no recent relevant activity outside K-12 and cooperative purchasing environments.