UNSPSC 41104100: Specimen collection and transport containers and supplies

UNSPSC 41104100 Specimen collection and transport containers and supplies (Class) covers kits and materials used by state and local law enforcement, public health, and forensic laboratories to collect, preserve, and transport biological specimens for DNA analysis, fingerprinting, and chain-of-custody evidence handling. The State of Nebraska Department of Administrative Services recently solicited DNA Database Buccal Collection Kits for the Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory under ITB 125399OR, specifying pre-assembled kits containing collection devices, fingerprint strips, envelopes, nitrile gloves, seals, and shipping materials with annual usage estimated at approximately 7,500 kits per year. Issuing bodies under this code include state purchasing bureaus and law enforcement agencies; no recent municipal, county, school district, or transit authority opportunities appear in current posting activity.

The code shows limited recent state and local activity. Nebraska is the primary jurisdiction with documented procurement of specimen collection kits under this code. A second opportunity tagged to this code — Orange County, Florida's emergency bridge replacement project (ITB Y26742, sealed bids due July 7, 2026, estimated cost $6,202,246.05) — is unrelated to specimen collection and likely reflects a tagging error; the solicitation concerns structural bridge engineering and construction, not laboratory supplies. State and local governments buying under this code should monitor Nebraska's crime laboratory contracting cycles and similar law enforcement forensic procurement channels in other states, but the narrow issuing-body base and specimen-collection-specific scope limit the code's portfolio breadth relative to other Class-tier categories.