UNSPSC 41115706: Thinlayer chromatographs

UNSPSC 41115706 Thinlayer chromatographs is a Commodity code that in recent state and local solicitations represents liquid chromatography analytical instrumentation—specifically LC/MS (liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry) systems and related chromatography equipment used for laboratory analysis, drug testing, and biotech applications. State and local buyers include research institutions, county forensic laboratories, technical college systems, and agricultural extension agencies. The scope of work spans acquisition of standalone LC/MS hardware and liquid chromatography systems for crime labs, protein purification in biotechnology programs, and general research applications. Solicitations typically call for the equipment itself with delivery and installation, and some restrict bidders to authorized vendors of branded systems.

Recent activity is concentrated in Texas and Georgia. Texas A&M AgriLife Administrative Services Procurement Office posted ITB #AG-RSCH-ITB-6604 for LC/MS hardware with bids due September 1, 2026, including a VetHUB Subcontracting Preproposal Webinar on August 19, 2026. Brazoria County, Texas issued RFP #26-48 for a Liquid Chromatograph–Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (LC-QQQ) system for the Sheriff's Office Crime Lab with bids due May 12, 2026. The Technical College System of Georgia, on behalf of Athens Technical College, issued eRFQ #82200ATT0000069 for a sole-brand AKTAgo Liquid Chromatography System with quotes due April 29, 2026—a one-time purchase restricted to the specified brand with no substitutions permitted. Pasco County, Florida posted RFQ FP261004 on an as-needed basis for large copper sulfate crystals and liquid copper sulfate with proposals due June 26, 2026, though this opportunity appears tangential to the chromatography equipment scope of the code.