UNSPSC 41106700: Laboratory botanical equipment and accessories

Equipment and component that may be observed and researched for the plant used for the purpose of the experiment.

UNSPSC 41106700 Laboratory botanical equipment and accessories, a Class code, encompasses the relocation, installation, and provisioning of specialized analytical and forensic laboratory equipment, instruments, hazardous chemicals, and associated infrastructure for state environmental, forensic, and agricultural testing operations. State and local governments solicit under this code for physical movement and recalibration of gas chromatographs, mass spectrometers, ICP-MS systems, HPLC instruments, thermal cyclers, genetic analyzers, biosafety cabinets, and supporting laboratory systems, as well as for instructional laboratory equipment and supplies serving career technical education programs in secondary schools. Issuing bodies span state departments (Divisions of Natural Resources, Departments of Agriculture), state law enforcement agencies (State Highway Patrol crime laboratories), and independent school districts. Contractors must demonstrate professional experience with laboratory equipment relocation, hazardous materials handling, equipment recalibration, and installation capabilities.

Recent activity centers on Missouri and Texas. The State of Missouri Division of Purchasing posted an RFP on July 9, 2026, for laboratory relocation services due August 11, 2026, consolidating analytical equipment and forensic instruments from three existing state facilities into a new multi-agency laboratory campus in Jefferson City; the scope includes over 100 analytical instruments from the Department of Natural Resources, 114 forensic laboratory items from the Missouri State Highway Patrol spanning DNA analysis and toxicology, and laboratory and office equipment from the Department of Agriculture, with mandatory pre-proposal facility tours and a teleconference scheduled for July 29, 2026. Klein Independent School District in Harris County, Texas issued an RFP on April 17, 2026, due June 5, 2026, seeking instructional resources and laboratory equipment across 17 career technical education program areas including agricultural science, health sciences, manufacturing, and welding, with contract award recommendations expected by August 10, 2026, and service delivery beginning September 1, 2026. Both solicitations are firm fixed-price; the Missouri relocation contract runs through April 30, 2027, with two optional one-year renewals, while Klein ISD awards an initial one-year term with four optional one-year renewals.