UNSPSC 41115403: Spectrometers

UNSPSC 41115403 Spectrometers (Commodity) covers analytical instrumentation and detector systems that state and local governments procure for research, environmental monitoring, forensic analysis, and regulatory compliance testing. Recent solicitations show purchasing agencies acquiring fully configured spectrometry platforms—including gamma-ray detectors, mass spectrometers, Raman analyzers, gas chromatographs with mass spectrometry, and optical emission spectrometers—along with associated software, calibration services, installation, training, and warranty packages. The commodity spans both turnkey systems and equipment upgrades, with vendors frequently required to provide itemized pricing for base systems and optional services. State universities and research institutions dominate the buyer base, appearing consistently across Mississippi, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Nevada; public health laboratories, state environmental and agricultural departments, county sheriff's offices, and municipal public safety divisions also procure under this code. Sole-source awards and negotiated purchases are common when specifications call for equipment identical to existing systems or when sole manufacturers hold proprietary conversion or service rights.

Universities of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi, and Texas A&M, along with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Illinois Department of Agriculture, Oregon State Public Health Laboratory, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, City of Austin, and Brazoria County, Texas have issued representative recent opportunities. The University of Southern Mississippi solicited a complete gamma spectrometry system with HPGe detector, cryostat, dewar, analyzer, and lead shield for radioisotope geochemistry research under sealed bid (RFx 3160008273, due October 7, 2026); Texas A&M AgriLife posted a competitive ITB for LC/MS hardware (ITB AG-RSCH-ITB-6604, due September 1, 2026); the Illinois Department of Agriculture announced a sole-source award to Agilent for a triple-quadrupole GC/MS/MS valued at $300,000 for pesticide residue analysis (estimated contract value $300,000, notice issued July 7, 2026); the City of Austin sought three handheld Raman spectrometers for the Tactical Investigation Division under IFB 8700 RBB1015 (due August 4, 2026); and Brazoria County, Texas issued an RFP for a liquid chromatograph–triple quadrupole mass spectrometer for the Sheriff's Office Crime Lab (RFP 26-48, due May 12, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Mississippi, and the South, with secondary activity in Oregon, Illinois, and Nevada.