UNSPSC 27111514: Glass cutters

UNSPSC 27111514 Glass cutters is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure under this code primarily laboratory and analytical equipment, reagents, supplies, and related services to support public health, environmental testing, forensic analysis, and infrastructure quality assurance operations. The recent opportunities show significant activity in genomic surveillance, wastewater monitoring, newborn screening, forensic evidence collection and analysis, and transportation infrastructure testing. Issuing bodies include state departments of health and environment (Colorado, Texas), municipal utilities and public health agencies (California, Florida), state transportation departments (Texas), and county public health laboratories (Santa Clara County). Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple sole-source procurements for specialized reagents and equipment between April and May 2026. The geographic spread centers on Colorado and California, with secondary activity in Texas and Florida; California state procurement has issued multiple forensic and laboratory consumables solicitations in recent weeks, and Texas agencies (General Land Office, Department of Transportation) have active environmental and infrastructure testing procurements.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas General Land Office's IFB 7643-LP (posted June 1, 2026, due April 10, 2026) for water sample collection and analysis services under the Texas Beach Watch Program across coastal counties, requiring field sampling and laboratory analysis using EPA-approved methods with annual volumes of approximately 1,421 samples; the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's sole-source procurements for Qiagen wastewater surveillance testing reagents and Standard BioTools sequencing reagents (both posted May 22, 2026, due May 28, 2026), with estimated values of $3.14 million and $2.3 million respectively; the City of Palm Bay, Florida's ITB 19-ITB-26 (posted April 13, 2026, due March 13, 2026) for laboratory testing services across water, wastewater, and industrial pretreatment programs with historical annual spending between $66,000 and $95,000; the State of California's forensic laboratory consumables and equipment RFBs (posted March 23–24, 2026, due April 7–8, 2026) for evidence collection kits, DNA materials, and microplate sealing equipment; and the Texas Department of Transportation's IFB for laboratory equipment and accessories for the Corpus Christi area office (posted May 6, 2026, due April 24, 2026) covering sieves, strike-off bars, tamping rods, and balance scales.