UNSPSC 41104100: Specimen collection and transport containers and supplies

UNSPSC 41104100 Specimen collection and transport containers and supplies is a Class code covering the physical collection devices, containers, and ancillary materials state and local governments procure for medical and forensic specimen handling—swabs, collection kits, transport vessels, and sealing supplies. State and local buyers under this code include state health and forensic laboratories, county public health departments, and state Medicaid programs acquiring supplies for high-volume testing operations and evidence chain-of-custody compliance. The scope encompasses buccal swabs and DNA collection kits for criminal databases, lancets for point-of-care blood collection in Medicaid programs, and integrated test kits with reagents and consumables for STI and infectious-disease testing in public health settings.

The State of Nebraska Department of Administrative Services, Materiel Division, State Purchasing Bureau issued an ITB on July 1, 2026 for DNA Database Buccal Collection Kits (125399OR, due July 24, 2026) specifying 7,500 kits annually for the Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory, with a four-year initial term and renewal options, F.O.B. destination within forty-five days, and fifteen percent late-delivery penalties. The Florida Department of Health, Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories procured maintenance, testing supplies, and reagents for Hologic Panther instruments and Aptima test kits under a single-source agreement from Hologic, Inc. (posted April 2, 2026, due April 23, 2026) valued at $2.89 million over two years for STI and high-throughput testing across department laboratory locations. The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services issued an RFA on February 6, 2026 (due March 27, 2026) for rebate agreements from lancet manufacturers serving MassHealth fee-for-service and managed-care members under a 24-month agreement effective January 1, 2027. Recent activity spans Florida, Nebraska, and Massachusetts, with state laboratories and health programs as primary buyers.