UNSPSC 41104918: Laboratory glass filters

UNSPSC 41104918 Laboratory glass filters is a Commodity code that covers narrow filtration products used across state and local operations, though recent solicitation activity shows the code is being applied to procurement of activated carbon media, geotech filter capsules, and related filter replacement services rather than laboratory glassware filters specifically. State and local governments acquiring under this code are seeking specialized filtration components for water quality testing, environmental compliance programs, wastewater treatment support, aquaculture facility operations, and fire rescue breathing apparatus maintenance. Issuing bodies span state environmental and health agencies, county and city governments, municipal water and wastewater utilities, and special-purpose districts including zoo authorities. Recent solicitations from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Mississippi purchasing for hatchery operations indicate standing demand from state-level procurement offices; city-level activity appears in water utility testing support solicitations from municipalities like Palm Bay, Florida.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Midwest, with recent opportunities in Illinois, Mississippi, Florida, and Georgia. Representative recent solicitations include the State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's small purchase for 2,350 disposable geotech filter capsules (0.45-micrometer pore size, 350 square centimeters surface area) posted March 5, 2026, with bids due March 16, 2026; the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government's IFB260185 for removal and replacement of approximately 235 cubic feet of granulated activated carbon and associated filter media at the Glacier Run Exhibit, posted March 5, 2026, with bids due March 26, 2026; and Fulton County, Georgia's fire rescue equipment procurement (IFB/GS/AFRD/2606-1260224) with bids due July 28, 2026, which includes breathing apparatus maintenance services requiring filter and component replacement as part of Group VI. The City of Palm Bay's laboratory testing services procurement (19ITB26, closed March 17, 2026) shows municipal water utility filtration and testing demand. Activity under this code suggests intermittent rather than continuous procurement, with opportunities appearing primarily through IFB and small purchase mechanisms.