UNSPSC 41103000: Laboratory cooling equipment
Class
Code facts
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41000000
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41000000
- Codes under it
- 33
- NIGP codes
- 1
- Open opportunities
- 1 5 posted in the last 90 days
UNSPSC codes come from the UN Development Programme (managed by GS1 US), and state and local contract opportunities from the governments' procurement sites.
State & local contract opportunities
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Opportunities by state
| Rank | State | Open now | Posted, last 90 days |
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| 1 | California | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Florida | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Illinois | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Texas | 0 | 1 |
Codes under 41103000
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NIGP codes for 41103000
About UNSPSC 41103000
UNSPSC 41103000 Laboratory cooling equipment, a Class code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. Recent solicitations in the opportunities block show no procurement of cooling equipment; instead, they document forensic and clinical histology laboratory services—tissue processing, embedding, cutting, staining, microscopic analysis of postmortem biological specimens, and specialized staining techniques (hematoxylin and eosin, acid-fast bacilli, fungi, Gram stain, Wright-Giemsa, reticulum, Masson's trichrome). The scope includes histological report generation, chain of custody documentation, and expert testimony availability. This is a substantial classification mismatch: the code name suggests procurement of refrigeration or climate-control apparatus for laboratory environments, but the tagged opportunities are soliciting analytical laboratory services delivered by certified histology professionals, not equipment. The issuing bodies are medical examiner's offices and law-enforcement forensic laboratories within state and county jurisdictions, seeking qualified service providers rather than equipment vendors.
Brevard County, Florida, has posted two histology service solicitations within the past two months—a sole-source procurement (Solicitation 5050708, posted October 19, 2026, now closed with a July 13, 2026 response date) and an RFQ (RFQ-7-26-07, posted September 21, 2026, with questions due March 26, 2026, and sealed proposals due April 7, 2026). The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued two eRFQs for histology services in April and May 2026 (Solicitation 47100GBI0000203, posted April 29 with a May 8 deadline, and Solicitation 47100GBI0000204, posted May 12 with a May 15 deadline). A California state procurement (RFB-IS-26200981, posted May 19, 2026, due June 4, 2026) appears tangentially related but lacks accessible scope detail. The code shows activity in Florida and Georgia focused on forensic laboratory services; activity outside these states and the California bid is not documented in the source. Given the persistent mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being procured, vendors in laboratory cooling equipment should verify code assignment before investing pursuit resources.
Quick answers
What is UNSPSC 41103000?
UNSPSC 41103000 is Laboratory cooling equipment, a class in UNSPSC 41000000, Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment.
What codes are under UNSPSC 41103000?
UNSPSC 41103000 has 33 codes under it with their own GovTribe pages, including 41103001 Refrigerated cooling plate probes, 41103003 Cryostats and 41103004 Fan circulated ovens.
Which states post the most state and local bids under UNSPSC 41103000?
The states with the most state and local contract opportunities under UNSPSC 41103000 posted in the last 90 days are California (2), Florida (1) and Illinois (1).
Which NIGP codes match UNSPSC 41103000?
UNSPSC 41103000 maps to 1 NIGP code, 49590 Tissue-Processing Equipment and Supplies (for Histology): Cryostats, Flotation Baths, Microtomes, Paraffin Embedment Systems, etc.
What is the latest state & local contract opportunity under UNSPSC 41103000?
The latest state & local contract opportunity under UNSPSC 41103000 is Cooling Tower Maintenance Services from California, posted October 19, 2026.
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