UNSPSC 41115728: Ion chromatography IC column

Column for Ion chromatograph that separates samples into their constituent components.

UNSPSC 41115728 Ion chromatography IC column, a Commodity code, describes laboratory consumables and components for analytical instrumentation used in environmental and forensic testing. State and local governments procure under this code primarily through acquisitions of complete analytical systems—liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry platforms, water-quality testing equipment, and related consumables for environmental compliance and crime laboratory operations. The issuing bodies are county sheriffs' offices (for forensic analysis), municipal water and wastewater utilities (for environmental and drinking-water testing), and county purchasing departments on behalf of public agencies. Recent solicitations reflect demand for both the instruments themselves and the ongoing consumable supplies—cartridges, columns, vials, and reagents—needed to operate analytical equipment in regulatory compliance testing.

Recent activity centers in Texas and Florida, with additional procurement in Arizona. Brazoria County, Texas Sheriff's Office Crime Lab issued RFP #26-48 in April 2026 for a complete Liquid Chromatograph-Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer system with delivery, installation, training, and integration, budgeted at $300 million and funded through the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program, with sealed proposals due May 12, 2026. The City of Palm Bay, Florida, issued Invitation to Bid 19-ITB-26 in April 2026 for laboratory testing services across water, wastewater, and industrial pretreatment programs, encompassing 188 line items of analytical work with historical spending of $66,360 in 2024 and $95,440 in 2025. The City of Tucson, Arizona Water Department issued Invitation for Bid No. 240045 in March 2026 for Waters Technologies brand consumables—polypropylene vials, screw caps, and SPE cartridges—for PFAS and Dioxane analysis, structured as a one-year contract with four optional renewal periods.