UNSPSC 41115607: Ion selective test strips

UNSPSC 41115607 Ion selective test strips is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers specialized laboratory equipment for analytical chemistry and materials research, though the nominal code name does not reflect the scope of actual buying documented here. The University of Mississippi's Procurement Services posted a sole-source notice in October 2026 for a Moorfield nanoETCH-FC-MSE reactive ion etching system, a benchtop instrument used for low-power soft-etch control and fluorine-based reactive ion etching of graphene, hexagonal boron nitride, silicon dioxide, and ultra-thin resist materials. This procurement reflects research infrastructure acquisition by higher-education institutions rather than consumable ion-selective test strips as the code name suggests. The issuing body in the documented recent activity is a state university procurement office executing a capital equipment purchase for a departmental research laboratory.

The University of Mississippi's sole-source procurement notice (3150007070, due October 27, 2026) is the only recent state and local opportunity documented under this code. The purchase price negotiated to $101,000 for the equipment plus $9,000 tariff cost, contingent on a purchase order issued by end of October 2026, with MSE Supplies identified as the U.S. reseller for the proprietary Moorfield system. The University asserted that no other commercially available reactive ion etching system meets the department's specific soft-etch research requirements. If no objections trigger a competitive process, the procurement will require Public Procurement Review Board approval to proceed as a sole-source award. Beyond this Mississippi opportunity, the source provides no additional geographic spread, repeat buyers, or representative recent activity under this code.