UNSPSC 41105601: Kits or enzymes for sequencing

UNSPSC 41105601 Kits or enzymes for sequencing, a Commodity code, covers forensic DNA analysis consumables and molecular diagnostic reagents that state and local government laboratories purchase for casework processing, paternity testing, newborn disease screening, and bacterial identification. State and local buyers under this code include state departments of public safety, health and human services commissions, state police forensic divisions, independent crime and forensic laboratories, and municipal public health agencies. Work being solicited spans ready-to-use amplification kits for STR profiling (multiplex PCR reactions), DNA extraction and purification reagents for dried blood spot or clinical samples, real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) master mixes, positive and negative control cartridges, and associated consumables such as sample tubes and cartridge systems. Procurement notices frequently carry sole-source or proprietary-product restrictions tied to specific manufacturer platforms—RapidHIT, Life Technologies, Qiagen, Promega, and QuantaBio products dominate the recent solicitation set—because laboratories have established analytical protocols, CODIS and NDIS compliance dependencies, and equipment integration requirements that limit substitution.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Texas, where the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Lab, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Texas Department of State Health Services have posted multiple IFBs and IFPs between February and July 2026. Texas DPS issued an IFB for 5-Dye STR Multiplex kits (23 Y-STR loci) due April 17, 2026, and a separate IFB for RapidHIT DNA consumables (nine line items including sample kits, control cartridges, and utility cartridges) due July 22, 2026. Texas HHSC posted an IFB for QuantaBio DNA extraction reagents supporting newborn SCID and SMA screening due July 15, 2026, with estimated annual spend of $2.5 million for the September 2026–August 2031 contract period. Texas HHSC also issued an IFB for a Digital PCR Instrument with DNA Extractor (QIAGEN EZ2 Connect MDx, QIAcuity Four PLT, and QIAgility systems) with historical spend guidance of $100,000–$200,000 annually. Outside Texas, the Mississippi Forensic Laboratory posted an RFI for Life Technologies kits, reagents, and capillaries due July 21, 2026, and the State of Mississippi issued a sole-source notice for Qiagen EZ1 and 2DNA kits due March 25, 2026. The Illinois State Police solicited a nine-year supply contract for Promega PowerPlex kits and reagents across nine forensic laboratory locations statewide, with bids due February 20, 2026. The Florida City of Palm Bay's laboratory testing services procurement (posted April 13, 2026) is not directly aligned with sequencing-kit procurement and represents an outlier tagging in the dataset. Geographic concentration is strongest in Texas and Mississippi, with secondary activity in Illinois and Florida; the code shows active, ongoing purchasing by state crime laboratories, forensic divisions, and public health screening programs pursuing firm fixed-price consumables under competitive, sole-source, and informational RFI mechanisms.