UNSPSC 41101516: Dounce homogenizers

UNSPSC 41101516 Dounce homogenizers, a Commodity code, appears in state and local procurement activity primarily as a component or supporting item within broader laboratory consumables and instrument-parts solicitations rather than as a standalone procurement line item. The recent opportunities tagged under this code show that state and local governments procure laboratory equipment and related consumables for water quality testing, disease surveillance, environmental monitoring, and analytical chemistry work performed by state health departments, environmental agencies, transportation departments, and municipal water utilities. The work spans reagents, assay controls, specialized testing equipment, sample collection and analysis services, detector components, and associated consumables required for compliance testing under federal mandates such as the Safe Drinking Water Act and for emerging public health surveillance programs.

Issuing bodies include state departments of health and environmental protection (particularly Colorado, Texas, and Mississippi), municipal water and environmental services divisions (City of Arlington, Texas), state transportation agencies (TxDOT), and federal/state collaborative programs. Recent opportunities posted between May and September 2026 show activity concentrated in Texas and Colorado, with single solicitations from South Dakota and California. Representative recent work includes the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) solicitation HHS0018026, an IFB for standards, consumables, and instrument parts for drinking water analysis with bids due October 9, 2026 and estimated annual value between $50,000 and $75,000; the City of Arlington's annual requirements contract (IFB 270018, due September 17, 2026) for laboratory supplies and chemicals; and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's multiple sole-source procurements for specialized reagents and equipment (Qiagen wastewater surveillance reagents estimated at $3.14 million, Standard BioTools genomic sequencing systems at $2.3 million plus $1 million in reagents, and Ceres Nanosciences reagents at $3.5 million, all posting in May 2026). The code shows limited direct solicitation volume for dounce homogenizers specifically; most recent opportunities tag the code to broader laboratory supply and reagent purchases where homogenizers may represent one line item among many.