UNSPSC 41104117: Specimen holders

UNSPSC 41104117 Specimen holders (Commodity) captures forensic and laboratory sample-collection devices used by state and local law enforcement and public health agencies. Recent state and local procurement under this code centers on DNA buccal-collection kits — pre-assembled packages containing swabs, collection devices, evidence seals, fingerprint strips, nitrile gloves, instruction sheets, and chain-of-custody documentation — procured for crime laboratories and DNA database programs. State purchasing offices and state patrol agencies drive demand; the Nebraska Department of Administrative Services State Purchasing Bureau solicited approximately 7,500 kits annually under ITB 125399OR for the Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory, specifying the EasiCollect Plus Collection Device and conformance to evidence-integrity and chain-of-custody standards. Work under the code involves manufacturing or supplying complete, specification-compliant kits with rapid sample turnaround for quality assurance, meeting delivery windows of forty-five calendar days or less, and accepting firm pricing for the initial contract term with capped price-increase provisions in renewal periods.

The recent opportunities block shows minimal geographic and issuing-body diversity for this code — only one relevant solicitation appears. Nebraska's State Purchasing Bureau represents state-level procurement activity. The second solicitation in the block (Orange County, Florida, bridge replacement project Y26-742) is plainly unrelated to specimen holders and reflects a tagging mismatch. State and local activity under UNSPSC 41104117 shows limited recent visibility in the opportunities database. Firms pursuing this code should monitor state crime laboratories, state patrol forensic divisions, and state purchasing offices in states with active DNA-indexing programs, while recognizing that opportunities may cluster around grant cycles or legislative appropriations for forensic modernization rather than appearing as steady-state procurement streams.