UNSPSC 60104824: Wave optics apparatus

A device used to experiment phenomena, such as interference, diffraction, dispersion and polarization of the light caused by undulation.

UNSPSC 60104824 Wave optics apparatus is a Commodity code that captures state and local government purchases of optics-based educational equipment and materials, particularly lens systems, prisms, diffraction gratings, spectroscopy apparatus, and related demonstration and instructional tools for STEM curricula. The code appears in school district procurements alongside broader science supplies and general educational materials categories rather than as a standalone line item; recent solicitations treat wave optics components as part of comprehensive science laboratory equipment and materials bundles. School districts—including independent school districts in Texas, county systems in Georgia and Florida, and regional consortia—dominate the issuing bodies, with purchases typically embedded within larger RFPs and RFQs for multi-category science instruction resources, classroom supplies, and STEM kits. A few solicitations name specific wave optics applications such as renewable energy labs and physics demonstration equipment, but most source material does not itemize optics apparatus separately, suggesting it is consolidated into general science-supply or STEM-materials categories during procurement.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Florida school districts. The Cobb County School District (Marietta, Georgia) issued IFB B26128 due June 16, 2026, for science specimens, chemicals, and supplies across 112 school sites, with estimated annual expenditure of $175,000; the Katy Independent School District (Katy, Texas) posted RFP #2428KD-A due May 29, 2026, for teaching and instructional materials including science equipment across multiple campuses; Donna ISD (Cameron County, Texas) posted RFP #011326-871 due April 8, 2026, for science supplies catalog bidding; the Cartwright Elementary School District in Arizona, on behalf of the SAVE consortium, issued RFP 260331 due June 8, 2026, for STEM and College & Career Readiness kits and materials serving multiple Arizona school districts and higher education institutions, with estimated annual usage of $1,346,000 across fifteen districts; and the DeKalb County School District (Georgia) issued RFQ 26-724 due March 12, 2026, for comprehensive K-12 science instructional resources spanning print and digital formats. None of these solicitations isolates wave optics apparatus as a line item; the code shows limited standalone procurement activity in recent opportunities.