UNSPSC 41105700: Gene arrays

UNSPSC 41105700 Gene arrays is a Class code covering DNA consumables, reagents, and kits that state and local forensic laboratories, public health agencies, and crime labs procure for human identification, paternity testing, newborn screening, and microbial detection. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying specific manufacturer products: RapidHIT consumables (sample kits, cartridges, control materials), QuantaBio extraction and PCR reagents for newborn screening, Life Technologies kits and capillaries, Promega PowerPlex STR amplification kits, and Qiagen EZ1 and EZ2 DNA extraction systems. Issuing bodies include state crime labs and forensic laboratories (Texas Department of Public Safety, Mississippi Forensic Laboratory, Illinois State Police), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC/DSHS), and municipal water and wastewater utilities performing regulatory compliance testing. Most solicitations are competitive IFBs and RFIs, though several are posted as sole source or proprietary constraints limiting competition to specific manufacturer products.

Texas dominates recent activity, with the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Lab and HHSC/DSHS posting multiple opportunities between April and July 2026. Representative recent solicitations include: Texas DPS IFB 405-26R0017287 for RapidHIT DNA consumables (bids due July 22, 2026; delivery to DPS Crime Lab at 5800 Guadalupe, Austin), Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017640 for QuantaBio DNA extraction reagents and qPCR mix for newborn screening (bids due July 15, 2026; historical spend $2.5 million for September 2025–November 2025; delivery to DSHS Laboratory Building at 1100 W 49th Street, Austin), Texas HHSC/DSHS IFB HHS0016959v2 for a digital PCR instrument with DNA extractor system and related services (response deadline May 14, 2026; historical spend $100,000–$200,000 for FY 2025), and Texas DPS IFB 40526R0014146 for 5-Dye STR Multiplex kit DNA sequencing supplies (bids due April 17, 2026). Mississippi Forensic Laboratory issued RFI 1711-26-R-RFIN-00013 for Life Technologies kits and consumables (due July 21, 2026), and the State of Mississippi posted a sole source notice for Qiagen EZ1 and 2DNA kits (due March 25, 2026). Illinois State Police solicited a nine-year IFB (B-51025) for Promega PowerPlex STR kits across nine laboratory locations statewide (bids due February 20, 2026). The City of Palm Bay, Florida issued ITB 19-ITB-26 for laboratory testing services including 188 analytical line items (bid opening March 17, 2026; historical spend $66,360 in 2024 and $95,440 in 2025).