UNSPSC 41103819: Tissue culture roller drum

Drum style mixer used for tissue culture, bacterial culture and mini prep by using the roller tube method that provides continous rotary motion under a constant speed and which withstands incubation temperatures

UNSPSC 41103819 Tissue culture roller drum (Commodity) shows a mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's abstract name suggests laboratory equipment for cell culture applications, but recent opportunities tagged under it do not reflect tissue culture machinery. Pinellas County Utilities issued ITQ 26-0647 on June 23, 2026 (due June 30, 2026) for Invent Mixer Parts & Accessories, a procurement for replacement parts and accessories to support existing mixer equipment at water and wastewater facilities—operational spare-parts supply, not culture equipment. The City of Palm Bay, Florida issued ITB 19-ITB-26 for comprehensive laboratory testing services spanning water quality, wastewater, groundwater, and industrial pretreatment compliance testing across multiple municipal treatment facilities. Neither solicitation involves tissue culture roller drums or the biotech laboratory equipment this code nominally describes. The issuing bodies are local water and wastewater utilities pursuing operational and regulatory-compliance services; the scope is municipal water and wastewater infrastructure support, not biological research or cell culture.

Recent activity under this code is limited and geographically concentrated in Florida (Pinellas County and Brevard County jurisdictions). The City of Palm Bay's laboratory testing ITB, posted April 13, 2026 with a March 17, 2026 bid deadline, represented the more substantive procurement, with three bids received ranging from $80,872 to $107,946 for annual unit-price services supporting municipal water and wastewater testing; historical spending (2024: $66,360; 2025: $95,440) establishes the budget context. No current opportunities reflect the tissue culture roller drum commodity's actual product scope. The code appears to carry misclassified procurement records rather than active demand for tissue culture equipment from state and local buyers.