UNSPSC 41102400: Laboratory heating and drying equipment

UNSPSC 41102400 Laboratory heating and drying equipment is a Class code. Recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code cover laboratory testing and analytical services for water, wastewater, and environmental compliance rather than heating or drying equipment itself. The City of Palm Bay, Florida issued ITB 19-ITB-26 for comprehensive laboratory testing services spanning water quality, wastewater analysis, groundwater monitoring, and industrial pretreatment testing across municipal facilities—work that requires laboratory instrumentation and analytical capacity but does not center on heating and drying equipment as a product line. Cook County, Illinois posted a re-bid for histology and toxicology supplies under solicitation 2457-09110 RR with a due date of July 22, 2026, though minimal scope detail is available. The issuing bodies include a county government (Cook County) and a city (Palm Bay), both soliciting testing and analytical services rather than equipment procurement.

The recent activity spans Illinois and Florida. The Palm Bay ITB, due March 13, 2026 (at 9:00 AM bid opening on March 17), specified 188 line items across water testing, wastewater testing, industrial pretreatment testing, and courier services, with unit prices ranging from zero for field measurements to $425 for specialized analyses such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia work. Bidders were required to hold Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Certification Program credentials, NELAP accreditation, and a minimum of five years of municipal utility experience, with 75 percent of analytical work performed at a primary laboratory located within one hundred miles of the City. Three bids were submitted: Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc. ($80,872.00 total), Flowers Chemical Laboratories, Inc. ($91,775.40), and Pace Analytical Services, LLC ($107,946.10). The contract carried a twelve-month initial term with four optional twelve-month renewals. Historical City spending reached $66,360 in 2024 and $95,440 in 2025. The code shows limited recent activity and a mismatch between its nominal scope and the testing services actually being solicited.