UNSPSC 41113034: pH test strips or papers

UNSPSC 41113034 pH test strips or papers is a Commodity code that encompasses laboratory consumables and analytical supplies for water quality testing, though recent state and local activity under this code shows minimal direct procurement of pH test strips themselves. Instead, the code appears tagged to broader laboratory testing services where pH measurement is a component function within comprehensive analytical work. State and local governments buy these supplies as part of water quality compliance programs administered by municipalities and special-purpose districts. The City of Palm Bay, Florida, represents the identified issuing body in recent activity, procuring laboratory testing services through formal competitive bidding to support regulatory monitoring across water, wastewater, groundwater, and industrial pretreatment programs. The scope of work encompasses analytical testing across multiple facilities and programs, with unit prices for calculated field measurements including pH ranging from $0 to $5 depending on the vendor and measurement context, though the actual procurement is structured as a comprehensive services contract rather than a consumables purchase order.

The City of Palm Bay's Invitation to Bid 19-ITB-26, posted in April 2026 with a March 17, 2026 response deadline, awarded to Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc. at $80,872.00 annually, represents the primary recent opportunity. Three bids were received, ranging from approximately $80,872 to $107,946 in total annual value, with the contract term set at twelve months plus four optional twelve-month renewal periods. The City's historical spending on laboratory services—$66,360 in 2024 and $95,440 in 2025—establishes ongoing demand. The code shows little recent activity beyond this Florida municipal procurement, and no state-level, county, or transit authority opportunities are evident in the available records. Bidders must hold Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Certification Program certifications, maintain NELAP accreditation, and be located within one hundred miles of the City's North Regional Campus, with 75 percent of analytical work performed at the primary laboratory.