UNSPSC 41105502: Kits for deoxyribonucleic acid DNA extraction from food

UNSPSC 41105502 Kits for deoxyribonucleic acid DNA extraction from food is a Commodity code that covers consumables and reagents for DNA extraction, purification, and analysis in forensic, newborn screening, and diagnostic laboratory settings. State and local governments use this code to procure ready-to-use extraction kits, amplification reagents, control cartridges, and related consumables from equipment manufacturers. The mix of issuing bodies includes state forensic laboratories, state health and human services agencies, and law enforcement crime labs. Recent solicitations show Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Lab and Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) as repeat buyers, with additional activity from the Mississippi Forensic Laboratory and the Illinois State Police.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Mississippi, with secondary activity in Illinois and Florida. Representative recent procurements include the Texas Department of Public Safety's IFB 405-26R0017287 (DNA Consumables), posted July 7, 2026, with bids due July 22, 2026, seeking nine line items of RapidHIT consumables including sample kits, cartridges, and control materials for human identification and DNA fragment analysis; the Texas HHSC's IFB HHS0017640 (DNA Extraction Reagents Newborn Screening), posted July 1, 2026, with bids due July 15, 2026, requesting QuantaBio Extracta DBS and PerfeCTa qPCR reagents for automated DNA extraction and real-time PCR testing supporting SCID and SMA screening; and the Mississippi Forensic Laboratory's RFI 1711-26-R-RFIN-00013, posted June 30, 2026, with proposals due July 21, 2026, seeking Life Technologies kits, reagents, and capillaries. Sole-source and proprietary-product designations appear frequently, narrowing competition to authorized vendors of specified manufacturers such as Qiagen, QuantaBio, Life Technologies, and Promega.