UNSPSC 41103209: Laboratory wash bottles

UNSPSC 41103209 Laboratory wash bottles is a Commodity code that in recent state and local activity covers a broader range of laboratory and janitorial supplies than the code name alone suggests. The North Texas Municipal Water District solicited sealed bids for IDEXX laboratory supplies in September 2026, signaling procurement of specialized lab equipment and supplies. However, the recent-opportunities block also includes several solicitations tagged under this code that diverge substantially from laboratory wash bottles — the City of Arlington's janitorial services RFP for Parks, Recreation, and Culture Department facilities, the City of Bridgeport's paper and cleaning products bid for the Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services, and Montgomery County, Texas's child nutrition chemical products and services RFP. Issuers range across municipal water districts, city departments, school boards and food service programs, county education systems, and regional cooperative purchasing organizations. The actual buying activity reflects a mix of laboratory and food-service chemical supplies, custodial and janitorial products, and cleaning-related services.

Recent opportunities cluster in Texas and scattered municipalities across Connecticut and Georgia. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Kilgore, Texas) issued an RFP for custodial supplies through a cooperative purchasing agreement estimated at $12,638,478 over two years (May 2026), with board approval of awards scheduled for June 18, 2026. Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) requested sealed bids for a Food Safety and Sanitation Program covering 24 school nutrition sites, with bids due June 17, 2026; the scope included cleaning products, hand sanitizers, dispensing equipment, HACCP training, and on-site monitoring. The City of Bridgeport's paper and cleaning products bid for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (bids due June 30, 2026) required compliance with Buy American provisions and specified 193 line items of food service disposables and janitorial supplies. These opportunities indicate that while the code is nominally tagged for laboratory wash bottles, the actual procurement under it spans institutional cleaning supplies, food-service sanitation programs, and custodial products serving schools and water districts.