UNSPSC 60105102: Launching apparatus

UNSPSC 60105102 Launching apparatus is a Commodity code that state and local procurement records show is being used inconsistently. The recent opportunities tagged under this code actually solicit educational materials and supplies — including reading and video materials, teaching and instructional products, STEM kits, and science specimens and chemicals — rather than launching apparatus or equipment in the literal sense. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, Katy Independent School District, Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 (on behalf of the SAVE cooperative purchasing consortium), and Cobb County School District. A single sole-source procurement under the code—the School Board of Seminole County, Florida—sought Anorthosite Highlands Simulant for the ePathways Department, a specialized lunar regolith simulant more closely aligned with the code's nominal scope but an outlier in the recent activity.

The code shows concentration in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Arizona and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include Katy ISD's RFP #2428KD-A for teaching and instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and services across multiple campuses with evaluation weighted toward purchase price (30%), vendor reputation and quality (25%), and extent of meeting District needs (15%), with contract term through October 22, 2027, and renewal options through 2030; Cobb County School District's IFB B26128 for science supplies, specimens, chemicals, and equipment across 112 school sites, due June 16, 2026, with an estimated annual expenditure of $175,000; and Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83's RFP 260331 on behalf of the SAVE consortium for STEM and College & Career Readiness Kits, Programs & Materials for multiple Arizona school districts, municipalities, counties, and higher education institutions, due June 8, 2026, with survey-based estimated annual usage of $1,346,000. The mismatch between the code's literal definition and the educational procurement activity it currently tags suggests either a tagging error or mission creep in how this Commodity code is being applied in state and local systems.