UNSPSC 41104932: Cell strainer

A pored mesh strainer that is inserted into a conical tube in order to rapidly remove debris or clots from a blood specimen and isolate primary cells in order to acquire a single cells suspension prior to flow cytometry or cell sorting analysis

UNSPSC 41104932 Cell strainer (Commodity) shows significant mismatch between its nominal scope and the state and local opportunities currently tagged under it. The recent solicitations span fire and rescue equipment maintenance, oyster hatchery filtration components, municipal water and wastewater laboratory testing services, zoo exhibit carbon filter replacements, and geotechnical filter capsules for environmental protection work—none of which represent cell straining equipment or life science laboratory filtration consumables as the code name suggests. The issuing bodies include a county fire department (Fulton County, Georgia), a state environmental agency (Illinois Environmental Protection Agency), a state research facility (Mississippi Oyster Hatchery and Research Center), a municipal water utility (City of Palm Bay, Florida), and a zoo (Louisville Zoo). This indicates the code is capturing filtration and filter-related procurements more broadly than its commodity name would imply, with no clear concentration among issuing-body types.

Geographic activity appears dispersed across the Southeast and Midwest, with recent postings from Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Kentucky, and Illinois between March and July 2026. Representative recent opportunities include Fulton County's IFB for fire and rescue tools and SCBA maintenance services (due July 28, 2026), the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's small purchase acquisition for 2,350 disposable geotech filter capsules with 0.45-micrometer pore size (due March 16, 2026), and the City of Palm Bay's ITB for laboratory testing services covering water, wastewater, and groundwater analyses across municipal treatment facilities (with an earlier March 2026 deadline). The code shows light, intermittent activity with no dominant repeat buyer or purchasing pattern tied to cell strainers, suggesting this commodity code may be misapplied to general filtration procurement or that state and local buyers are inconsistently coding filtration-related purchases.