UNSPSC 41104001: Sample changers

UNSPSC 41104001 Sample changers, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. The single relevant recent opportunity involves DNA Database Buccal Collection Kits — specialized forensic sampling equipment including collection devices, sterile containers, gloves, fingerprint strips, evidence seals, and chain-of-custody documentation — procured by the State of Nebraska Department of Administrative Services for the Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory. The second opportunity in the source, Orange County, Florida's emergency bridge replacement project, is a civil infrastructure procurement plainly unrelated to sample changers and appears to be mistagged under this code. State and local procurement under this code is driven primarily by forensic and laboratory specimen-collection needs, a narrow buyer base centered on law enforcement and public-safety agencies rather than the broader jurisdictional spread typical of higher-tier UNSPSC families.

The Nebraska State Patrol procurement represents the most concrete recent signal: an ITB for approximately 7,500 buccal collection kits annually under a four-year initial term with optional one-year renewals, with a forty-five-day delivery requirement and a fifteen percent late-delivery penalty. Bids were due July 24, 2026, via Webex public opening. Pricing must be firm for the first year; renewal periods allow up to six percent increases subject to 120 days' notice and state approval. The contract is non-exclusive, and samples of five identical kits are required at no cost within ten business days of request. The estimated annual consumption and multi-year contract structure suggest a stable buyer with predictable volume, though the narrow geographic and jurisdictional footprint — concentrated in forensic laboratory operations — limits the total addressable market under this code. Recent activity does not support broad state or regional procurement patterns.