UNSPSC 60104817: Ripple tank apparatus

A device used to experiment general features of water wave, such as reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference and phased array.

UNSPSC 60104817 Ripple tank apparatus is a Commodity code that state and local governments rarely procure in isolation; recent activity shows the code is being applied to general instructional science and STEM materials procurement rather than the specialized wave-simulation equipment the code nominally describes. School districts dominate the soliciting bodies under this code, with the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (Texas), Katy Independent School District (Texas), Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 (Arizona, through the SAVE cooperative purchasing consortium), Cobb County School District (Georgia), and the Seminole County School Board (Florida) all posting opportunities in the past few months that carry this code designation. The recent solicitations reveal a mismatch between the code name and actual buying patterns: districts are procuring broad ranges of teaching and instructional materials, science supplies, chemicals, equipment, and STEM kits rather than ripple tanks specifically. When the code does appear, it sits within larger, multi-category science and materials RFPs or IFBs that bundle consumables, equipment, and curricular content together.

Recent representative opportunities include Katy ISD's RFP #2428KD-A for teaching and instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and services (response due May 29, 2026, covering a contract term through October 22, 2027 with annual renewal options through 2030); Cobb County School District's IFB B26128 for science specimens, chemicals, supplies, and equipment across 112 school sites serving 105,738 students (response due June 16, 2026, with estimated annual expenditure of $175,000); and Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83's RFP #260331 for STEM and College & Career Readiness Kits, Programs & Materials through the SAVE consortium (response due June 8, 2026, covering multiple Arizona school districts, municipalities, counties, and higher education institutions with estimated annual usage of $1,346,000). Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Arizona, and Florida. The code shows little relevant recent activity for specialized ripple tank apparatus procurement; vendors pursuing this UNSPSC should clarify actual scope with procurement offices, as the code classification often masks broader science and educational materials solicitations.