UNSPSC 41106005: Nucleic acid radioactive labeling kits

UNSPSC 41106005 Nucleic acid radioactive labeling kits, a Commodity code, covers DNA consumables, reagents, and extraction kits that state and local forensic laboratories, public health agencies, and crime labs procure for human identification, genetic screening, and pathogen detection. Recent state and local solicitations show procurement of RapidHIT consumables (sample kits, cartridges, control materials), Life Technologies sequencing kits and reagents, QuantaBio extraction and qPCR reagents for newborn screening, and related laboratory supplies for thermal cycler and genetic analyzer systems. The issuing bodies are primarily Texas state agencies—the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts—alongside the Illinois State Police Forensic Services Division and Mississippi Forensic Laboratory. Texas dominates recent activity, with the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division and DPS Crime Lab conducting multiple IFBs for proprietary consumables under sole-source or brand-specific procurement authority.

Geographic concentration centers on Texas, where three of five recent opportunities originated (July through October 2026). Representative solicitations include the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-27-175A1.1 (due October 20, 2026) for 50 line items of specialized laboratory consumables and reagents including RapidHIT system cartridges and Direct ELISA kits serving the DPS and Texas Parks and Wildlife; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017640 (due July 15, 2026) for QuantaBio DNA extraction and qPCR reagents supporting newborn screening for SCID and SMA; and the Texas DPS's IFB 405-26R0017287 (due July 22, 2026) for nine line items of RapidHIT ACE GFE consumables for human identification. The Illinois State Police issued an emergency procurement for thermal cycler repair services (due September 9, 2026), and Mississippi Forensic Laboratory issued an RFI for Life Technologies kits and consumables (due July 21, 2026). Contract terms typically run one to two years with optional renewal periods, and pricing follows firm fixed-price structures with delivery constraints and temperature-controlled storage requirements.