UNSPSC 41106403: Sequencing primers

UNSPSC 41106403 Sequencing primers is a Commodity code that covers DNA amplification and analysis reagents used in forensic casework, newborn screening, and laboratory diagnostics. State and local governments procuring under this code are buying DNA extraction reagents, real-time PCR master mixes, STR amplification kits, control materials, and associated consumables that support human identification, paternity testing, and infectious disease screening. The issuing bodies include state forensic laboratories, health departments, and law enforcement crime labs. Recent solicitations show Texas and Mississippi as the primary recent buyers, with Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Public Safety, Mississippi Forensic Laboratory, and Mississippi state procurement all posting opportunities in the past four months.

Texas Department of Public Safety issued IFB 40526R0017287 on July 7, 2026, due July 22, requesting RapidHIT DNA consumables—sample kits, control cartridges, and booking station kits—for forensic casework at the DPS Crime Lab in Austin; the contract is one year with a six-month extension option. Texas HHSC posted IFB HHS0017640 on July 1, 2026, due July 15, seeking DNA extraction reagents (Extracta DBS and PerfeCTa qPCR ToughMix UNG Low ROX) for newborn screening of SCID and SMA using dried blood spots; historical spend was reported at $2.5 million for September 2025 through November 2025, with the contract term running September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2031, plus one optional year. Texas DPS also issued IFB 40526R0014146 on April 3, 2026, due April 17, for a 5-Dye STR Multiplex kit for 23 Y-STR loci amplification in forensic and paternity work. Mississippi Forensic Laboratory posted RFI 1711-26-R-RFIN-00013 on June 30, 2026, due July 21, as a sole-source procurement for Life Technologies kits, reagents, and capillaries. A March 2026 Mississippi sole-source notice (1711-26-R-RFIN-00010) sought Qiagen EZ1 and 2DNA extraction kits. Illinois State Police issued IFB B-51025 on February 6, 2026, due February 20, for a nine-year contract supplying Promega PowerPlex STR amplification kits for DNA casework to nine forensic labs statewide on an indefinite-quantity basis.