UNSPSC 41104109: Blood unit collection bags

UNSPSC 41104109 Blood unit collection bags is a Commodity code describing specimen-collection kits and related supplies used in forensic and public health laboratory operations. State and local governments procure these items primarily through their public health laboratories, state patrol crime laboratories, and related forensic or diagnostic facilities. The scope encompasses collection devices, sterile containers, evidence seals, chain-of-custody packaging, gloves, fingerprint strips, instruction materials, and shipping materials — all components necessary for secure specimen handling and compliance with evidence-integrity standards. Issuing bodies include state patrol and crime laboratory divisions within state departments of public safety and administration, county public health labs, and university research facilities.

The recent opportunity block contains one solicitation directly aligned with the code's scope: Nebraska Department of Administrative Services, State Purchasing Bureau issued ITB 125399OR on July 1, 2026 for DNA Database Buccal Collection Kits needed by the Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory, with bids due July 24, 2026. The kits must include collection bags, evidence seals, shipping seals, nitrile gloves, fingerprint strips, instruction sheets, and the EasiCollect Plus Collection Device; estimated annual usage is approximately 7,500 kits per year, with an initial four-year contract term and optional one-year renewals, F.O.B. destination within forty-five calendar days of order. The remaining three opportunities in the block (Orange County bridge replacement, Santa Clara County lab information management system, and University of Southern Mississippi X-ray diffraction equipment) are unrelated to blood or specimen collection and do not reflect activity under this code.