UNSPSC 41105505: High throughput screening HTS systems in nucleic acid purification

UNSPSC 41105505 High throughput screening HTS systems in nucleic acid purification, a Commodity code, spans laboratory equipment, consumables, and reagents that state and local forensic DNA and public health laboratories procure to support DNA extraction, analysis, and screening workflows. The work being solicited under this code centers on branded, manufacturer-specific kits, reagents, and cartridges for genetic analysis and newborn screening—including RapidHIT consumables for rapid DNA identification, extraction buffers and qPCR reagent kits, control cartridges, sample kits, and component supplies compatible with specified thermal cyclers and genetic analyzers. State agencies dominate this code's recent activity: the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Lab, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois State Police Forensic Services Division, and Mississippi Forensic Laboratory are the issuing bodies in the recent-opportunities block. Procurement is driven by equipment ecosystems and regulatory requirements; most solicitations are proprietary or single-source under state procurement codes, with significant emphasis on shelf-life compliance, temperature-controlled storage, manufacturer warranty, and delivery precision.

Texas leads the geographic concentration, with four of seven recent opportunities posted by Texas state entities (DPS, HHSC/DSHS) between May and September 2026. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued an IFB for proprietary chemical laboratory equipment and supplies (304T27175A11, due October 20, 2026) covering DNA analysis and forensic screening consumables across 50 line items from Life Technologies, Promega, Qiagen, and ANDE Corporation, serving statewide delivery to DPS and Parks and Wildlife; historical annual quantities ranged from 8 to 5,000 units per item. The Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Lab bid for DNA consumables (405-26R0017287, due July 22, 2026) including nine line items of RapidHIT kits and cartridges. HHSC procured DNA extraction reagents for newborn SCID and SMA screening (HHS0017640, due July 15, 2026) with two QuantaBio products under a five-year contract vehicle (initial term through August 2027, four one-year renewals). Illinois State Police executed an emergency sole-source repair contract with Remi Holdings for two inoperable thermal cycler units ($7,900 estimated value, work authorized August 21, 2026). Mississippi Forensic Laboratory requested Life Technologies kits and reagents (1711-26-R-RFIN-00013, due July 21, 2026). Geographic activity also includes a June 2026 RFI from Texas DPS for compact high-throughput automated liquid handling systems for CODIS use and a May 2026 HHSC IFB for a digital PCR instrument with DNA extractor (QIAGEN systems, initial term through August 31, 2026 with one optional year).