UNSPSC 41102911: Histological knives or knife holders or blades

UNSPSC 41102911 Histological knives or knife holders or blades is a Commodity code that captures histology laboratory services — tissue embedding, cutting, staining, analysis of postmortem biological specimens, and related technical work — procured by state and local medical examiners' offices, law enforcement agencies, and public health laboratories. State and local governments solicit this work through RFQ, eRFQ, and sole-source notices to medical examiner's offices and forensic pathology laboratories. Issuing bodies include county purchasing services on behalf of county medical examiners' offices and state agencies including the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Work solicited includes tissue embedding, cutting, routine and special stains (hematoxylin and eosin, acid-fast bacilli, fungi, Gram stain, Wright-Giemsa, reticulum, Masson's trichrome), histological analysis of postmortem specimens, chain-of-custody documentation, delivery of stained slides, and expert consultation and court testimony. Vendors must hold Florida state certification or equivalent state licensure, College of American Pathologists accreditation for clinical and microbiology laboratory services, active proficiency testing participation, and professional personnel certified as HT(ASCP) or HTL(ASCP). Required insurance includes minimum coverage of $1,000,000 general liability, $1,000,000 professional liability, $2,000,000 auto liability, and $5,000,000 cyber liability.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Georgia. Brevard County Board of County Commissioners, Florida, issued a sole-source procurement (Solicitation 5050708) to Professional Pathology Laboratory, LLC for histological examination and analysis of postmortem biological specimens under Florida Statutes section 287.057(5)(3)(c), with a response deadline of July 13, 2026. The same county simultaneously issued RFQ-7-26-07 (Solicitation RFQ72607) for histology laboratory services with a question deadline of March 26, 2026, and sealed proposals due April 7, 2026, requesting tissue embedding, cutting, staining, and analysis with deliverables within four working days of specimen receipt and examination beginning within forty-eight hours; the resulting contract is structured for five years from the date of award. The State of Georgia, through the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, issued two overlapping eRFQs: Solicitation 47100GBI0000203 for Histology Evaluation Services with a submission deadline of May 8, 2026, and Solicitation 47100GBI0000204 for Histology Services posted May 12, 2026, with a three-day response window ending May 15, 2026. The State of California issued RFB Solicitation RFBIS26200981 on May 19, 2026, with a proposal deadline of June 4, 2026, requiring CBE certification for set-aside eligibility. No specific award values, contract terms, renewal options, or incumbent vendors are disclosed across these solicitations.