UNSPSC 41104200: Laboratory water purification equipment and supplies

UNSPSC 41104200 Laboratory water purification equipment and supplies is a Class code. State and local governments use this code primarily for specialized analytical and research laboratory equipment and consumables—not general-purpose water treatment or potable-water supplies. Recent solicitations show purchases of bacteriological testing reagents (COLILERT kits and water bottles for drinking-water sample analysis), ion chromatography systems, nitrogen generators for lab use, respirator fit-testing devices, gas chromatography systems, and pH/conductivity analyzers. The issuing bodies are predominantly higher-education institutions (Mississippi State University, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Wisconsin-Madison), state environmental and health departments (Texas HHSC, Oregon OSHA, Michigan EGLE), and county government labs (Brazoria County Sheriff's Office Crime Lab, Broward County environmental monitoring, Santa Clara County public health). Mississippi State University and the State of Oregon appear repeatedly in the recent record. Work being solicited spans reagent-supply contracts on standing-order or requirements bases, sole-source procurements for specialized analytical instruments, and competitive RFPs and RFQs for laboratory equipment with extended service and support terms.

Recent activity concentrates in the South (Mississippi, Texas, Florida) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with scattered activity in the Upper Midwest (Michigan, Wisconsin) and Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania). Two representative recent opportunities illustrate the range: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) on behalf of the Department of State Health Services procured COLILERT bacteriological reagents and water bottles under an IFB with a July 8, 2026 response date, with historical annual spend of $70,050 to $90,000 and a standing-order delivery model every three months; and Brazoria County, Texas issued an RFP for a Liquid Chromatograph-Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer system for the Sheriff's Office Crime Lab with a May 12, 2026 deadline, an estimated budget of $300,000, and evaluation on technical compliance (25 points), price (20 points), experience (15 points), training (20 points), and warranty/service support (10 points). Many recent opportunities are sole-source notices or procurement-justification publications rather than open competitive solicitations, reflecting the specialized and proprietary nature of much laboratory equipment. The code shows active seasonal procurement spanning reagents, replacement parts, and major equipment acquisitions across a broad geographic footprint of state and local research, environmental, and public-health agencies.