UNSPSC 41115702: Chromatographic scanners

UNSPSC 41115702 Chromatographic scanners is a Commodity code that encompasses laboratory analytical instruments and related consumables used by state and local governments for forensic, environmental, and drinking-water testing. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry systems (LC-MS and LC-QQQ platforms), laboratory testing services delivered via certified analytical facilities, and specialized laboratory consumables such as OASIS cartridges and vials for contaminant analysis. The issuing bodies include county sheriff's offices, municipal water and wastewater utilities, and city water quality laboratories. Counties and cities are the dominant buyer types under this code, with law enforcement and environmental/water-quality programs driving demand.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. Brazoria County, Texas solicited a Liquid Chromatograph-Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer system for its Sheriff's Office Crime Lab via RFP #26-48, with sealed proposals due May 12, 2026, funded by the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program at an estimated budget of $300,000, requiring delivery and installation by August 25, 2026 and comprehensive on-site training covering instrument operation, maintenance, and method development. The City of Palm Bay, Florida issued Invitation to Bid 19-ITB-26 for comprehensive laboratory testing services (water, wastewater, groundwater, and industrial pretreatment) under a twelve-month initial term with four optional one-year renewals, with three bids received ranging from $80,872 to $107,946.10 total annual value. The City of Tucson, Arizona solicited Waters Technologies brand laboratory consumables for PFAS and Dioxane drinking-water analysis via IFB No. 240045. No set-aside designations are identified in the Brazoria County or Palm Bay solicitations; the Tucson procurement includes HUD Section 3 workforce development requirements (25 percent labor hours by Section 3 Workers, 5 percent by Targeted Section 3 Workers). Evaluation criteria in the Brazoria County solicitation weight technical compliance and training heavily (25 and 20 points respectively), with price accounting for 20 points and warranty and service support a secondary factor (10 points).