UNSPSC 41103510: Laboratory blowers

UNSPSC 41103510 Laboratory blowers (Commodity) encompasses laboratory refrigeration and freezer equipment, including countertop medical pharmacy units, evidence storage refrigerators and freezers, and vaccine data logging systems that state and local governments procure for forensic science departments, correctional facilities, public health laboratories, and other specialized applications. State and local solicitations under this code span state health and corrections departments, municipal police evidence warehouses, and university and district public health laboratories. The City of Austin, Illinois Department of Corrections, and District of Columbia have each posted opportunities recently, reflecting a mix of administrative agencies with forensic, medical, and vaccine storage requirements. Specifications consistently demand digital temperature control with audible and visual alarms, stainless steel construction or food-service-grade finishes, secure locking mechanisms, data logging or backup battery systems, and compliance with chain-of-custody or Quality Assurance Project Plan protocols where applicable.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas (Austin), Illinois (multiple IDOC facilities statewide), the District of Columbia, and Wisconsin. The City of Austin solicited three evidence refrigerators and one evidence freezer under IFQ 9000 JG1039 (due August 3, 2026) specifying Spacesaver models with fifteen and six lockers respectively, requiring FOB Destination pricing and ninety-day delivery. The Illinois Department of Corrections issued IFB 26-426DOC-CENTO-B-52227 (due May 18, 2026) for 91 units distributed across 26 correctional facilities, including 19 pharmacy refrigerators (23 cubic feet, 2C to 8C), 23 vaccine data loggers, and 49 portable units (0.88 cubic feet), with mandatory original-manufacturer status, one-year general warranty, and four-year compressor warranty, delivery and installation by June 30, 2026. A separate IDOC small purchase (under $50,000) solicited 28 countertop medical pharmacy refrigerators with alarms under BOA #26426DOCGRANTB52493 (due May 18, 2026). The District of Columbia Public Health Lab solicited laboratory refrigerators and freezers under DOC838293 (due July 20, 2026) with limited scope detail available. Note that one recent posting (Normal Hall Roof Replacement, City of Madison) and one (Classroom Furniture & Supplies, Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative) are unrelated to laboratory blower or refrigeration scope and appear mistagged under this code.