UNSPSC 41115700: Chromatographic measuring instruments and accessories

UNSPSC 41115700 Chromatographic measuring instruments and accessories is a Class code covering specialized laboratory analytical equipment and related consumables purchased by state and local forensic, environmental, and public health agencies. State and local governments buy genetic analyzers, mass spectrometer systems, sequencing kits, DNA and drug-screening reagents, buffer solutions, and calibration standards under this code—items essential to crime labs, toxicology facilities, and forensic DNA programs operated by sheriffs' offices, state public safety departments, and county health authorities. The work ranges from procurement of standalone analytical instruments (liquid chromatograph-triple quadrupole mass spectrometer systems) to competitive awards of proprietary consumables and reagents for ongoing laboratory operations, typically with multi-year contract terms and renewal options. Issuers include state comptroller procurement offices managing statewide cooperative purchasing vehicles, county sheriffs' offices acquiring crime lab instrumentation, and state departments of public safety and parks and wildlife sponsoring supply contracts for distributed forensic operations.

Activity clusters in Texas, where the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division recently posted IFB 304T-27-175A1.1 (due October 20, 2026) for proprietary chemical laboratory equipment and supplies—DNA analysis kits, genetic analyzer components, and drug-screening reagents manufactured by Life Technologies, Promega, Qiagen, and Abbott—to serve the Texas Department of Public Safety and Parks and Wildlife under a four-year term with renewal options. Brazoria County, Texas also released RFP #26-48 (response deadline May 12, 2026) for acquisition of a liquid chromatograph-triple quadrupole mass spectrometer system for the Sheriff's Office Crime Lab. Both opportunities reflect the code's steady use in forensic and criminal justice procurement within the state; broader geographic activity beyond Texas is not evident in recent posted opportunities.