UNSPSC 41104105: Specimen collection or transport bags

UNSPSC 41104105 Specimen collection or transport bags (Commodity) covers DNA buccal collection kits and similar evidence-handling containers used by law enforcement and forensic laboratories. The Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory's recent procurement for DNA Database Buccal Collection Kits exemplifies the work — these are complete kits incorporating collection devices, swabs, gloves, fingerprint strips, seals, and chain-of-custody envelopes designed to preserve biological evidence integrity from collection through laboratory processing. State patrol and crime laboratory divisions issue the vast majority of solicitations under this code; forensic evidence handling is a core, recurring need across state law enforcement agencies.

The most recent activity concentrates in the Great Plains and Southeast. The State of Nebraska, Department of Administrative Services, Materiel Division, State Purchasing Bureau posted ITB 125399 OR for DNA Database Buccal Collection Kits with an estimated annual usage of approximately 7,500 kits per year; bids closed July 24, 2026, with a four-year initial contract term and four optional one-year renewals, pricing locked at net F.O.B. destination with delivery required within forty-five calendar days. The second opportunity in the block—Orange County, Florida's emergency bridge replacement project—is unrelated to the code's nominal scope and reflects a misalignment between the posting and the UNSPSC assignment. Recent opportunities under 41104105 are sparse and sporadic; pursue only when issuing bodies explicitly solicit specimen or forensic collection kits with posted deadlines.