UNSPSC 41105320: Polyacrylamide premade gels

UNSPSC 41105320 Polyacrylamide premade gels (Commodity) covers specialized laboratory consumables and reagents that state and local governments procure for forensic analysis, DNA sequencing, and controlled-substance detection. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show that agencies are buying proprietary DNA analysis kits, sequencing reagents, buffer containers, polymers, and Direct ELISA diagnostic kits for drug screening — manufactured by vendors such as Life Technologies Corp. (Thermo Fisher Scientific), Promega, Qiagen, Immunalysis Corporation (Abbott), and ANDE Corporation. The issuing bodies using this code are state law-enforcement and public-safety departments; the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife are current buyers seeking statewide delivery of these materials for four-year supply agreements.

The most recent activity comes from Texas. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division posted IFB 304T-27-175A1.1 on September 23, 2026, for proprietary chemical laboratory equipment and supplies, with bid responses due October 20, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. CST. The procurement covers 50 line items of specialized forensic and genetic-analysis consumables compatible with Applied Biosystems 3500 and SeqStudio Flex genetic analyzers, with quantities ranging from 8 to 5,000 units per line item based on four-year historical usage. The contract term runs through October 31, 2027, with three one-year renewal options, and requires FOB destination statewide shipping with a 1.5% Texas SmartBuy administrative fee applied to all purchases. Vendors must carry minimum commercial general liability insurance of $500,000 per occurrence and provide 90-day or manufacturer's standard warranty coverage on all materials.