UNSPSC 41104928: Laboratory bottle receiver

Special fitted bottle for filter pumps and filtration units.

UNSPSC 41104928 Laboratory bottle receiver (Commodity) covers vessels, containment products, and sample collection apparatus used in state and local laboratory operations, though recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct alignment with the code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code span water quality monitoring, genomic surveillance, newborn screening, and forensic evidence analysis — domains where the work being solicited centers on reagents, instruments, service agreements, and analytical equipment rather than discrete bottle receivers or containment vessels. Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment dominates the recent activity, posting multiple sole-source procurements for specialized reagents (Qiagen dPCR instruments and reagents, Standard BioTools sequencing systems, Ceres Nanoscience microbiome particles, Twist Bioscience synthetic viral controls, and Integrated DNA Technologies oligonucleotides) totaling $11+ million across contracts running through 2028–2030. Texas and California also appear as issuing bodies, with the Texas General Land Office's Beach Watch water sampling program (IFB 7643LP, due April 10, 2026) and California's forensic laboratory consumables and equipment procurements (RFBs 26200641, 26200738, 26200748, and 26200750 posted February–March 2026). The City of Palm Bay, Florida issued an ITB for laboratory testing services (19-ITB-26, due March 17, 2026), and Santa Clara County posted an RFI for a lab information management system replacement (RFITSSFY260686, due April 22, 2026).

Colorado's procurement activity reflects a shift toward standalone reagent and instrument contracts structured as sole-source agreements justified by proprietary technology integration and vendor-specific workflow compatibility rather than competitive bids for discrete supplies. The recent opportunities show state public health laboratories acquiring complete analytical platforms (equipment plus services plus reagents) from single manufacturers under multi-year contracts, often in response to federal grant or mandate requirements (CDC wastewater surveillance, APHL genomic grants). Geographic concentration in Colorado and Texas suggests that laboratory modernization and expanded surveillance capacity (particularly for wastewater pathogen monitoring and genomic sequencing) are driving procurement volume. The code itself shows limited recent activity in direct bottle-receiver procurement; issuing bodies appear to be bundling sample collection apparatus and vessels within larger analytical-service or equipment-service RFPs rather than procuring them as standalone items. For vendors targeting this code, opportunity lies in supplying reagents and consumables to support these integrated laboratory platforms, or in participating in the occasional standalone equipment or supply ITB (such as TxDOT's equipment bid for Corpus Christi). Sole-source justifications dominate recent Colorado awards, limiting open competition on those contracts; competitive opportunities remain visible in Texas and California forensic and general laboratory supply RFBs, though many are brand-restricted or specify proprietary products.