UNSPSC 41103717: Tissue culture bath

Baths used specifically for the controlled thawing and incubation of tissue cultures and tissue culture media

UNSPSC 41103717 Tissue culture bath, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The two opportunities posted under this code in 2026—the City of LaGrange's water treatment chemical procurement (May 2026) and the City of Palm Bay's laboratory testing services solicitation (April 2026)—involve analytical and chemical supply services for municipal water and wastewater systems, not tissue culture equipment. Neither solicitation describes the acquisition or maintenance of tissue culture baths or related laboratory incubation apparatus. The code's nominal scope (laboratory culture equipment) does not match the actual buying patterns reflected in current postings.

The City of LaGrange issued an IFB on May 7, 2026, with a June 8, 2026 deadline for sealed bids on eight water treatment chemicals (powdered activated carbon, liquid aluminum sulfate, sodium chlorite, chlorine, sodium bisulfite, soda ash, ferric chloride, and caustic soda) for fiscal year 2026–2027 operations at its Water Filter Plant and Wastewater Treatment Plant. The City of Palm Bay issued an ITB in April 2026 (bid opening March 17, 2026) for comprehensive laboratory testing services across three wastewater facilities, two water treatment facilities, groundwater monitoring, and industrial pretreatment programs; the scope included 188 line items with unit prices ranging from zero for calculated field measurements to $425 for specialized analyses, and three vendors submitted bids ranging from $80,872 to $107,946. Both opportunities are located in the Southeast—Georgia and Florida respectively—and reflect water and wastewater utility procurement rather than tissue culture equipment supply. The code presents limited current opportunity for vendors in laboratory culture equipment and should be deprioritized pending evidence of relevant state and local solicitation activity.