UNSPSC 41104101: Slide or specimen mailers or shippers

UNSPSC 41104101 Slide or specimen mailers or shippers is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local activity, encompasses DNA buccal collection kits and related chain-of-custody shipping components for forensic and criminal justice applications. The State of Nebraska, Department of Administrative Services, Materiel Division, State Purchasing Bureau, is actively soliciting these kits for use by the Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory under ITB 125399OR, with bids due July 24, 2026. The kits include collection envelopes, instruction sheets, nitrile gloves, fingerprint strips, collection bags, sample envelopes, evidence seals, and kit shipping seals—all integrated to maintain forensic sample integrity and chain-of-custody compliance. The estimated annual volume for Nebraska is approximately 7,500 kits per year under a four-year contract term with optional one-year renewals. The issuing body is a state purchasing bureau procuring on behalf of a law-enforcement laboratory; the scope emphasizes forensic compliance and seal specifications rather than general specimen shipping.

Geographic activity centers on Nebraska based on the most recent documented opportunity. The second recent opportunity in the block, Orange County, Florida's bridge replacement project (Y26-742), with an estimated cost of $6,202,246.05 and bids due July 7, 2026, does not align with the code's scope and appears to be a mislabeled IFB for civil infrastructure rather than specimen mailers or related forensic shipping products. State and local governments purchasing under this code appear to focus on forensic evidence collection and laboratory support rather than general medical or scientific specimen transport. Vendors should note that Nebraska's procurement includes firm pricing for the initial one-year term, with subsequent renewal periods permitting price increases not to exceed six percent if submitted a minimum of 120 days prior to contract period end, and late deliveries exceeding forty-five calendar days are subject to a fifteen percent penalty on applicable invoices. The contract is non-exclusive; the state reserves the right to source the same or similar goods from multiple vendors.