UNSPSC 41102600: Animal laboratory equipment and accessories

UNSPSC 41102600 Animal laboratory equipment and accessories is a Class code under which state and local governments procure preserved biological specimens, live organisms, microbial media, laboratory chemicals with current safety documentation, and associated equipment to support K–12 science instruction and classroom demonstrations. Recent solicitations show school districts buying comprehensive science consumables packages—preserved specimens using non-formalin preservatives, live organisms, chemicals, and general supplies—from single vendors operating as catalog or platform suppliers capable of fulfilling multiple schools within a district simultaneously. The issuing bodies are predominantly K–12 school districts, which represent the primary market for this code; the Cobb County School District's May 2026 procurement B26128 exemplifies this pattern, seeking bids to supply all 112 school sites with science specimens, chemicals, supplies, and equipment to support Georgia Standards of Excellence-aligned instruction across 105,738 students. School districts typically require vendors to establish online ordering systems, accept purchase orders and procurement-card payments, provide quarterly reporting, maintain dedicated account representatives, deliver within ten business days, and include unloading and inside delivery at no additional cost.

Recent activity centers on Georgia, where the Cobb County School District (Marietta) issued IFB B26128 on May 15, 2026, with responses due June 16, 2026, seeking science specimens, chemicals, supplies, and equipment for all district school sites; the estimated annual expenditure is $175,000.00 with no minimum quantities guaranteed and pricing firm for one year. School districts soliciting under this code typically impose insurance requirements (including $1 million Commercial General Liability, $1 million Commercial Auto Liability, and statutory workers' compensation), mandate E-Verify compliance and state immigration-verification affidavits, request disclosure of minority, disability, veteran, and woman-owned business classifications, and structure contracts on a one-year term with optional renewal at the district's discretion and payment at net 30 days unless early-payment discounts apply. No other recent state or local opportunities directly aligned with animal laboratory equipment procurement appear in the available source material.