UNSPSC 41104121: Stool collection containers with media

UNSPSC 41104121 Stool collection containers with media is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure for medical and occupational health surveillance programs, though the recent solicitations show material misalignment between the code's nominal scope and actual purchasing activity. The code nominally describes laboratory specimen containers, but the posted opportunities do not reflect stool-collection procurement; instead, they span irrigation system upgrades, occupational medical examinations, control panels for water systems, and law enforcement equipment. The issuing bodies include a state transportation authority (Washington State Department of Transportation), a state health agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county utilities departments (Pasco County), city public works and housing entities (Fort Worth Housing Solutions, Pembroke Pines, Richardson), and a cooperative purchasing service (Sourcewell). This code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to its actual product scope.

The geographic spread across recent opportunities spans Washington State, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and multi-state cooperative purchasing frameworks, with no clustering in a particular region. Representative recent solicitations tagged to this code include the Washington State Department of Transportation's medical surveillance services RFP (due October 9, 2026), which sought occupational medical examinations for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's medical supplies IFB for the Abilene State Supported Living Center (bids due July 30, 2026), covering gastrostomy tubes, catheters, and feeding equipment; the Georgia World Congress Center Authority's Calsense irrigation controller upgrade RFP (due October 7, 2026); and the City of Richardson's invitation to bid for traveling sprinkler irrigation systems (due June 11, 2026). The mismatch between the code definition and the work being purchased suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that this code is seeing minimal relevant activity from state and local procurement offices.