UNSPSC 41105515: Ribonucleic acid RNA cleanup or stabilization materials

UNSPSC 41105515 Ribonucleic acid RNA cleanup or stabilization materials (Commodity) covers DNA extraction reagents, quantification standards, and related consumables that state and local forensic laboratories and public health agencies procure for genetic analysis, forensic casework processing, and newborn screening. The solicitations show two distinct operational streams: forensic DNA work by state police and public safety departments purchasing RapidHIT consumables, genetic analyzer reagents, and Life Technologies kits for criminal investigations; and public health agencies procuring specialized extraction reagents and quantitative PCR reagents for newborn screening of serious immune and neuromuscular disorders. Issuing bodies include state departments of public safety and their forensic crime labs, state health and human services commissions, state police forensic services divisions, and forensic laboratories, all purchasing under firm fixed-price IFB and RFI structures. Vendors face single-source or proprietary specifications tied to specific manufacturers — Life Technologies (Thermo Fisher Scientific), ANDE Corporation, Qiagen, Abbott, and QuantaBio dominate the recent solicitations, with contractual requirements for manufacturer warranty, cold-chain storage compliance (typically 2–8 degrees Celsius or dry ice), and shelf-life certification.

Texas leads recent activity, with the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (on behalf of DPS and Parks and Wildlife), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Texas DSHS posting five of seven opportunities between May and October 2026. The Texas Comptroller IFB 304T-27-175A1.1 (due October 20, 2026) represents the largest consolidated opportunity, spanning 50 line items of forensic laboratory consumables and reagents serving multiple state agencies statewide under a four-year contract with three one-year renewal options. The Texas DPS DNA Consumables IFB 405-26R0017287 (due July 22, 2026) solicited nine line items of RapidHIT consumables for the Crime Lab in Austin, and the HHSC Newborn Screening IFB HHS0017640 (due July 15, 2026) requested QuantaBio extraction and PCR reagents on an annual-purchase cycle with estimated historical spend of $2.5 million for three months. Illinois and Mississippi also appear: the Illinois State Police Forensic Services Division conducted an emergency sole-source procurement with Remi Holdings for thermal cycler repairs ($7,900 estimated value, work commenced August 21, 2026), and the Mississippi Forensic Laboratory issued an RFI for Life Technologies kits and consumables (due July 21, 2026). Responses to active solicitations remain valid for 120 to 180 days post-bid.