UNSPSC 41103212: Lab glassware cleaning brush

Test tube and flask brushes and other brushes used to clean laboratory glassware

UNSPSC 41103212 Lab glassware cleaning brush is a Commodity code whose recent state and local solicitations show little alignment with its abstract title. The opportunities tagged under this code reflect purchases of janitorial, custodial, and food-service sanitation supplies and services — including all-purpose cleaners, disinfectants, sanitizers, hand soaps, mops, brooms, pads, dispensing equipment, and comprehensive cleaning and HACCP training — rather than laboratory glassware brushes specifically. State and local governments are buying these materials through RFPs and IFBs issued by cities, school districts, and cooperative purchasing organizations. The City of Arlington and the City of Bridgeport solicited janitorial and custodial supplies; Dougherty County Board of Education and Montgomery County school districts sought food-safety sanitation chemicals and equipment; and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas administered a two-year catalog discount bid for custodial supplies to multiple member entities. The mismatch between the code's stated scope and the actual work being procured suggests either a classification error at the issuing-body level or a broad, catch-all application of the code to general cleaning supplies.

Recent activity spans Texas, Connecticut, Georgia, and Virginia. The City of Arlington posted an RFP for janitorial services for 11 Parks, Recreation, and Culture facilities due October 22, 2026, covering break rooms, restrooms, furniture, floors, and private offices with seven-day-per-week cleaning and emergency services. The City of Bridgeport issued an IFB for 193 line items of paper and cleaning products, including janitorial supplies and food-service disposables, to supply the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services Department through June 30, 2027, with estimated annual spend and delivery to 35 school sites. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas awarded a two-year catalog discount bid for custodial supplies with estimated total expenditures of $12,638,478.00 across member organizations through June 18, 2028. Dougherty County Board of Education in Georgia posted an IFB for a Food Safety and Sanitation Program serving 24 school nutrition sites with a July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 term, requiring cleaning products, HACCP training, and on-site monitoring. School districts and municipal departments dominate the recent issuing-body mix, with cooperative purchasing vehicles also active.