UNSPSC 41106311: Purified ribonucleic acids RNA

UNSPSC 41106311 Purified ribonucleic acids RNA (Commodity) encompasses DNA extraction reagents, STR amplification kits, and related forensic and diagnostic consumables used by state crime laboratories, public health agencies, and forensic facilities for human identification, pathogen detection, and newborn screening. State and local buyers under this code include forensic laboratories operated by state police and public safety departments, state health and human services commissions, independent crime lab facilities, and school districts with laboratory programs, with Texas agencies—particularly the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Lab and Texas Health and Human Services Commission—representing the most active recent solicitors. Recent procurements center on branded consumables with narrow specifications: the Texas DPS sought RapidHIT DNA analysis consumables (IFB 405-26R0017287, due July 22, 2026) and DNA sequencing supplies including Y-STR multiplex kits (IFB 40526R0014146, due April 17, 2026); the Texas HHSC solicited QuantaBio DNA extraction reagents for newborn screening of SCID and SMA (IFB HHS0017640, due July 15, 2026, with historical spend of $2.5 million over three months); and the Mississippi Forensic Laboratory requested Life Technologies kits and reagents (RFI 1711-26-R-RFIN-00013, due July 21, 2026).

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Texas and Mississippi, with secondary activity in Illinois and Florida. The Illinois State Police issued a nine-year IFB for Promega brand STR amplification kits and PowerPlex reagents across nine forensic locations statewide (IFB B-51025, due February 20, 2026), while Mississippi issued a sole-source notice for Qiagen EZ1 and 2DNA kits (1711-26-R-RFIN-00010, due March 25, 2026). All forensic and screening procurements are single-source or proprietary-product constrained, limiting competition to authorized vendors of specified manufacturers—principally Applied Biosystems, Promega, QuantaBio, Life Technologies, and Qiagen. Contract terms typically span one year for consumables with optional renewals, delivery confined to specified state laboratory facilities, and pricing evaluated on best value rather than low-bid criteria. Sole-source and proprietary justifications are standard; competitive sealed-bid structures predominate. This code shows no meaningful activity outside forensic DNA analysis and state public health newborn screening; the Klein ISD CTE RFP (due June 5, 2026) and Palm Bay water-testing ITB (due March 13, 2026) are unrelated to RNA/DNA consumables and appear to be miscoded.