UNSPSC 41105321: Nucleic acid gels stain

UNSPSC 41105321 Nucleic acid gels stain is a Commodity code covering specialized laboratory stains and reagents for DNA and genetic analysis, though state and local procurement under this code shows limited recent activity focused instead on broader laboratory consumables and reagents for forensic and diagnostic work. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division's recent IFB solicitation (304T27175A11, due October 20, 2026) nominally tagged to this code actually procures a wide range of proprietary DNA sequencing kits, genetic analyzer components, buffer containers, polymers, DNA quantification and size standards, forensic cartridges, and drug-screening ELISA kits—products that fall outside the narrow scope of nucleic acid gel staining materials. The solicitation is single-source and brand/SKU-specific, naming Life Technologies Corp. (Thermo Fisher Scientific), Promega, Qiagen, Immunalysis Corporation (Abbott), and ANDE Corporation as designated manufacturers. The contract serves the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife with four-year term (initial through October 31, 2027, plus three one-year renewal options), firm fixed pricing inclusive of a 1.5% Texas SmartBuy administrative fee, and FOB Destination statewide delivery.

This code shows little relevant recent activity. The single recent state and local opportunity identified carries a mismatch between the code's nominal scope (nucleic acid gel stains) and the work actually being solicited (a diverse portfolio of sequencing consumables, forensic kits, and drug-screening reagents). No geographic concentration or issuing-body pattern emerges from a single Texas procurement. Firms pursuing work in forensic laboratory supplies and DNA sequencing reagents should monitor Texas Department of Public Safety and similar state crime-lab procurement channels directly rather than rely on this code as a reliable search filter.