UNSPSC 41104128: Culture specimen collector without swabs

All viral and microbial culture collection and transport containers without swabs

UNSPSC 41104128 Culture specimen collector without swabs (Commodity) represents DNA and biological collection kits used by state crime laboratories and forensic agencies for evidentiary chain-of-custody sample gathering. State and local governments procure these kits for law enforcement applications, specifically buccal swab collection systems paired with standardized components—envelopes, instruction sheets, gloves, fingerprint strips, collection bags, evidence seals, and shipping containers—that meet forensic integrity and documentation requirements. The Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory's solicitation for DNA Database Buccal Collection Kits illustrates the typical procurement: sealed, tamper-evident systems with specified device models (such as the EasiCollect Plus Collection Device), firm pricing for the initial term, and production volumes in the thousands of units annually. Issuing bodies under this code are primarily state departments of public safety and crime laboratory divisions, with purchasing authority routed through centralized state procurement offices such as Nebraska's Department of Administrative Services, Materiel Division, State Purchasing Bureau.

Recent activity centers on the upper Midwest, with Nebraska's ITB 125399OR for approximately 7,500 DNA collection kits per year representing the most recent substantive procurement. The Nebraska State Patrol solicitation specifies a four-year initial term with optional one-year renewals, F.O.B. destination delivery within forty-five calendar days, fifteen percent late-delivery penalties, and price escalation capped at six percent annually. Sample submission and pre-bid requirements are typical. The secondary opportunity in the block—Orange County, Florida's bridge replacement project (Y26-742, IFB, due July 7, 2026)—does not align with this code's scope and appears to be a misclassification in the source data. Activity under this Commodity code remains concentrated in state law enforcement procurement and has not broadened significantly into county or municipal crime labs at scale in recent months.