UNSPSC 41102608: Animal testing equipment

UNSPSC 41102608 Animal testing equipment is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local opportunities currently tagged under it. The recent solicitations reflect indoor air quality services (asbestos and mold testing and laboratory analysis), wildlife acoustic passive monitoring devices, general science supplies and chemicals for K–12 instruction, law enforcement equipment, and fish aquaculture handling and monitoring systems—none of which constitute animal testing equipment. The code shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement under its nominal scope.

The issuing bodies in the source span school districts (Pinellas County Schools in Florida and Cobb County Schools in Georgia), a state fish-research facility (University of Southern Mississippi), an Oregon state agency conducting wildlife monitoring, and a multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicle (Sourcewell). Geographic activity appears scattered across Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Oregon, and Washington, with no concentration evident. The absence of actual animal testing equipment solicitations—laboratory instruments, testing apparatus, or specialized equipment for conducting animal-based research or assays—suggests that this code may be misapplied in the state and local procurement tagging systems or that demand under it is currently minimal.