UNSPSC 41104017: Sample holders

UNSPSC 41104017 Sample holders (Commodity) covers forensic and laboratory specimen collection and containment products used by state and local public health, law enforcement, and research institutions. State and local governments procure these products primarily for DNA evidence collection, forensic analysis workflows, and laboratory information systems integration. The Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory's recent ITB for DNA Database Buccal Collection Kits illustrates the scope: complete kits including collection devices, envelopes, fingerprint strips, chain-of-custody seals, and shipping containers designed to meet forensic evidence standards. Issuing bodies include state law enforcement agencies (Nebraska Department of Administrative Services), county and municipal government, public health departments, and academic research institutions; the code also covers related lab-information-management components that support specimen tracking and chain of custody.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Great Plains and West. The State of Nebraska Department of Administrative Services posted an ITB on July 1, 2026 (due July 24, 2026) for approximately 7,500 DNA collection kits annually under a four-year initial term with renewal options, with price increases capped at six percent on renewal. The University of Southern Mississippi posted an RFB on February 27, 2026 (due March 17, 2026) for an X-ray Diffraction instrument with integrated sample holders and analysis software for materials research. The County of Santa Clara issued an RFI on April 7, 2026 (due April 22, 2026) for a lab-information-management-system replacement to support public health laboratory workflows. Two other opportunities in the recent block—Orange County, Florida's emergency bridge-replacement project (estimated cost $6,202,246.05, due July 7, 2026) and related infrastructure work—fall outside the sample-holder scope and reflect a mismatch between the code tag and the actual procurement work.