UNSPSC 41104118: Specimen collection container

Containers used for holding specimens.

UNSPSC 41104118 Specimen collection container is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure DNA buccal collection kits and related forensic sampling containers for law enforcement and criminal justice applications. The State of Nebraska Department of Administrative Services, Materiel Division, State Purchasing Bureau recently solicited DNA Database Buccal Collection Kits under ITB 125399OR, seeking complete kits including envelopes, instruction sheets, nitrile gloves, disposable pre-inked fingerprint strips, collection bags, the EasiCollect Plus Collection Device, sample envelopes, evidence seals, and kit shipping seals—all meeting chain-of-custody and DNA evidence-handling integrity standards for the Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory. The scope demonstrates that buying under this code centers on forensic specimen-collection assemblies rather than generic containers; issuing bodies are state law-enforcement and public-safety agencies procuring through their materials and purchasing divisions.

The code shows limited recent activity in the state and local space, with the Nebraska opportunity representing the most recent substantive solicitation. Nebraska State Purchasing Bureau's ITB reflects an estimated annual usage of approximately 7,500 kits per year under a four-year initial contract with optional one-year renewal periods, pricing on an F.O.B. destination basis with delivery within forty-five calendar days and late-delivery penalties, and a firm price hold for the initial one-year term with future increases capped at six percent upon mutual agreement. A second opportunity record flagged under this code—Orange County, Florida's emergency bridge replacement project (Y26-742, estimated cost $6,202,246.05, sealed-bid due July 7, 2026)—is unrelated to specimen collection and reflects a tagging mismatch; the code shows little relevant recent activity outside forensic and public-health specimen-collection procurement.