UNSPSC 41104123: Sputum collection apparatus or containers

UNSPSC 41104123 Sputum collection apparatus or containers is a Commodity code that covers specialized medical collection devices used in healthcare and institutional settings, but the recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little relevance to the nominal scope. The single directly related opportunity is a Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) IFB for medical supplies and equipment at the Abilene State Supported Living Center (HHS0017603, due July 30, 2026), which bundles sputum collection apparatus with gastrostomy feeding tubes, IV stabilization devices, catheters, syringes, enteral feeding sets, SpO2 sensors, and IV pole clamps from vendors including Cardinal Health, C.R. Bard, Becton Dickinson, AV Anos, and Nonin under a blanket purchase agreement structure with estimated quantities of one unit per item and firm-fixed pricing inclusive of labor and materials. The remaining opportunities in the dataset—Pasco County underground utility locating services, City of Richardson traveling sprinkler irrigation equipment, Sourcewell law enforcement equipment cooperative, Valencia College irrigation mainline upgrades, and Fairfax County disaster debris removal—are unrelated to medical collection apparatus and reflect misclassification or tagging errors in the source records.

State and local procurement activity under this code is sparse and concentrated in Texas institutional healthcare. The HHSC opportunity represents a straightforward equipment procurement for a supported living center with a September 1, 2026 contract start and one-year renewal option, structured to allow quantity adjustments based on program needs and price changes tied to CPI-W/CPI-U or Federal Minimum Wage increases. Both HHSC and the Department of State Health Services retain utilization rights, and bidders may submit responses via email, the HHS Online Bid Room, or hand delivery to the procurement office in Austin. Beyond this single institutional healthcare procurement, the code shows no recent state or local solicitation activity aligned with sputum collection apparatus—suggesting either very limited demand, procurement under alternative codes, or reliance on small-dollar purchases outside formal competitive bidding.