UNSPSC 41104136: Specimen drop box

Box, usually containing a lock mechanism, which is utilized for the receipt and storage of recently collected specimens and which maintains a tamper free environment until that specimen is transported to the testing laboratory

UNSPSC 41104136 Specimen drop box (Commodity) covers collection and containment products used in forensic and public health laboratory workflows, but recent state and local solicitations show minimal direct activity under this code. The State of Nebraska, Department of Administrative Services, Materiel Division issued an ITB in July 2026 for DNA Database Buccal Collection Kits—a forensic evidence-collection assembly that includes collection devices, gloves, fingerprint strips, envelopes, seals, and shipping containers conforming to chain-of-custody standards for DNA evidence. This procurement signals demand for integrated specimen-collection systems from criminal-justice laboratories, but the posting represents a narrow issuing-body slice and reflects only one recent opportunity clearly aligned with the code's nominal scope.

Recent opportunities posted under or near this code span Nebraska (the DNA collection-kit ITB), Florida (Orange County's bridge-replacement project), California (Santa Clara County's lab information-management system RFI), and Mississippi (University of Southern Mississippi's X-ray diffraction instrument bid). The bridge project and XRD procurement do not align with specimen containment; they appear mistagged or represent tangential laboratory procurement activity. The Nebraska DNA collection-kit ITB (response due July 24, 2026) remains the only representative recent solicitation directly relevant to specimen-drop-box functionality, soliciting approximately 7,500 kits annually under a four-year initial term with optional one-year renewals. Pricing must be F.O.B. destination within forty-five calendar days, with late-delivery penalties of fifteen percent. No advance payments are permitted, and the State reserves the right to contract with multiple suppliers. The code shows low recent volume; firms pursuing specimen-collection-kit opportunities should focus on forensic laboratories and criminal-justice DNA programs within state purchasing offices.