UNSPSC 41104818: Structured packing

Specially designed material for use in distillation columns and chemical reactors.

UNSPSC 41104818 Structured packing, a Commodity code, encompasses laboratory consumables and reagents—including chromatography columns, septa, liners, protective gloves, industrial wipes, detector components, ion source assemblies, and proprietary particle-based extraction materials—that state and local governments procure for analytical testing, water quality monitoring, and environmental surveillance operations. State agencies, particularly departments of health and environmental protection, issue the majority of solicitations under this code; city and county water utilities also participate. Recent opportunities reflect a mix of competitive RFP and IFB activity for consumables and reagents alongside sole-source procurements for proprietary equipment-paired reagent packages where single vendors hold exclusive manufacturing or certification rights.

Texas dominates recent activity, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas General Land Office, and City of Arlington all soliciting laboratory supplies and analytical consumables between August and October 2026. Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment has issued multiple sole-source renewals and expansions for specialized reagent packages—Qiagen wastewater surveillance testing reagents ($3.14 million, estimated through December 2028), Standard BioTools genomic sequencing reagents and instruments ($2.3 million for equipment plus $1 million for reagents through December 2028), Ceres Nanosciences microbiome particles ($3.5 million, modified from $1.5 million, through June 2029), and Twist Bioscience synthetic viral controls ($2.3 million through May 2030)—all tied to CDC-funded or state surveillance programs. Texas Department of Transportation (Corpus Christi) and the State of California have posted competitive procurements for laboratory equipment and Agilent vacuum manifold assemblies. A South Dakota solicitation for laboratory consumables, reagents, and chemicals (RFBIS27200163, due September 25, 2026) posted but lacks substantive details. The Mississippi sole-source notice for LeadSmart3 Standard Kits (200 units from EHS Lab) reflects niche testing requirements. Response dates and IFB/RFP designations are present in Texas opportunities (HHSC due October 9, 2026; City of Arlington due September 17, 2026; TxDOT IFB due April 24, 2026); Colorado sole-source procurements closed by May 28, 2026.