UNSPSC 41113036: Microplates

UNSPSC 41113036 Microplates is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers laboratory consumables and analytical instrumentation supporting forensic, environmental, and water-quality testing rather than the microplate products the code nominally describes. State and local buyers under this code include county sheriffs' offices acquiring crime laboratory equipment, municipal water and wastewater utilities procuring laboratory testing services and specialized consumables, and water departments seeking brand-specific analytical supplies. The solicitations show a pattern of specialized analytical work — forensic drug testing, drinking-water compliance monitoring, and industrial pretreatment analysis — where the consumables and equipment are secondary procurements anchored to the analytical mission itself.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida, with secondary posting from Arizona. Brazoria County, Texas issued RFP #26-48 (due May 12, 2026) for a complete Liquid Chromatograph-Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer system with $300,000 estimated budget, funded through the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program, requiring vendors to provide delivery, installation, training, and integration with existing laboratory infrastructure. The City of Palm Bay, Florida issued Invitation to Bid 19-ITB-26 (deadline March 17, 2026) for laboratory testing services encompassing 188 line items across water, wastewater, groundwater, and industrial pretreatment testing, with three bids ranging from $80,872 to $107,946 annually. The City of Tucson, Arizona issued IFB 240045 for Waters Technologies brand consumables (polypropylene vials, OASIS WAX cartridges, SPE cartridges) for PFAS and Dioxane analysis in drinking water, structured as a one-year contract with four optional renewals and subject to HUD Section 3 workforce requirements mandating 25 percent Section 3 labor hours.