UNSPSC 41106102: Differential display or subtraction kits

UNSPSC 41106102 Differential display or subtraction kits (Commodity) covers specialized DNA analysis reagents, extraction kits, and consumables that state and local forensic laboratories, health departments, and public safety agencies use for human identification, genetic screening, and controlled-substance detection. State and local buyers under this code procure branded consumables from manufacturers including Life Technologies (Thermo Fisher Scientific), Promega, Qiagen, Immunalysis Corporation (Abbott), and ANDE Corporation—purchasing items such as RapidHIT sample and cartridge kits, DNA quantification and size standards, sequencing kits, extraction reagents, and direct ELISA screening kits. Issuing bodies include state forensic laboratories, state public safety departments, state health and human services commissions, and specialized laboratory divisions. Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife, Illinois State Police, and Mississippi Forensic Laboratory are active purchasers under the code.

Texas and Illinois dominate recent activity. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts posted an IFB on September 23, 2026 (due October 20, 2026) for proprietary chemical laboratory equipment and supplies serving the Texas Department of Public Safety and Parks and Wildlife, spanning 50 line items of branded DNA analysis and drug-screening consumables with contract value driven by four-year historical usage data and firm pricing through October 31, 2027. The Texas Department of Public Safety issued an IFB in July 2026 for RapidHIT consumables (nine line items of sample kits and cartridges) with delivery to the Crime Lab at 5800 Guadalupe, Austin, and one-year term with optional six-month extension. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB in July 2026 for DNA extraction reagents supporting newborn screening for SCID and SMA, with historical spend of $2.5 million over a three-month reference period and contract term September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2031 including four renewal options. The Illinois State Police Forensic Services Division executed a sole-source emergency repair contract (August 21, 2026) for thermal cycler restoration at the Rockford Laboratory valued at $7,900 with Remi Holdings, LLC as the designated vendor. Mississippi Forensic Laboratory posted an RFI in June 2026 for Life Technologies kits, reagents, and consumables (due July 21, 2026) under proprietary-product constraints.