UNSPSC 41104134: Refrigerant pack for diagnostic specimen shippers

Gel and liquid refrigerant pack utilized in maintaining a refrigerated environment within a diagnostic specimen shipping container

UNSPSC 41104134 Refrigerant pack for diagnostic specimen shippers is a Commodity code that covers thermal management products used to maintain specimen integrity during transport, though recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows limited direct alignment with the nominal scope. The single relevant recent opportunity is the State of Nebraska, Department of Administrative Services, Materiel Division, State Purchasing Bureau's ITB 125399 OR for DNA Database Buccal Collection Kits, posted July 1, 2026 with bids due July 24, 2026, which specified kits for the Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory that include collection devices, envelopes, evidence seals, and shipping components designed to preserve chain-of-custody integrity during specimen transport—work that relates tangentially to diagnostic specimen handling but does not explicitly specify refrigerant packs as a line item. The other three opportunities in the recent block (Orange County, Florida bridge replacements; Santa Clara County public health lab information management; and University of Southern Mississippi X-ray diffraction equipment) are plainly unrelated to the code's scope and represent misclassification or data-entry error.

Nebraska represents the only state with recent activity clearly tied to specimen collection and transport infrastructure. The Nebraska opportunity is expected to recur—the contract structure includes an initial four-year term with options to renew for four additional one-year periods, with estimated annual usage of approximately 7,500 kits per year and pricing firm for the initial one-year term (subsequent renewals capped at six percent increases). The scope indicates state crime-laboratory procurement as a potential recurring buyer, but the code shows no parallel recent activity from other states, counties, cities, school districts, or transit authorities, suggesting either narrow niche demand or systematic underuse of this commodity code in state and local procurement taxonomy.