UNSPSC 41113036: Microplates

UNSPSC 41113036 Microplates is a Commodity code that covers specialized laboratory consumables and reagents used in forensic analysis, DNA sequencing, and drug screening — specifically the DNA quantification standards, sequencing kits, buffer containers, and polymers that state and local crime labs and forensic agencies purchase to support genetic analysis and toxicology workflows. State and local issuers acquiring under this code include statewide procurement offices (such as the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division), county sheriffs' offices and crime labs, and state law-enforcement agencies. The work involves procurement of single-source or brand-specific consumables and reagents from manufacturers such as Life Technologies Corp. (Thermo Fisher Scientific), Promega, Qiagen, Immunalysis Corporation (Abbott), and ANDE Corporation, with products requiring strict temperature control, shelf-life compliance, and compatibility with specific genetic analyzers and forensic instrumentation.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts posted an IFB (Solicitation 304T27175A11) on September 23, 2026, with a response deadline of October 20, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. CST, covering 50 line items of specialized laboratory consumables and reagents for DNA analysis and drug screening to supply the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife; the contract includes a 1.5% Texas SmartBuy administrative fee and runs through October 31, 2027, with three one-year renewal options. Brazoria County, Texas conducted a separate RFP (#26-48) closing May 12, 2026, for acquisition of a Liquid Chromatograph-Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer system for the Sheriff's Office Crime Lab, with submissions through the county's Bonfire electronic bidding platform or hard copy to the Brazoria County Courthouse Administration Building.