UNSPSC 41115831: Stacker or magazine for microplate handling

Robotic device to handle SBS microplates. Such robots may be liquid handlers which aspirate or dispense liquid samples from and to these plates, or plate movers which transport them between instruments.

UNSPSC 41115831 Stacker or magazine for microplate handling is a Commodity code that captures medical laboratory and emergency medical services equipment only tangentially related to actual recent state and local solicitations. The source shows no procurement activity directly matching the code's nominal scope of microplate-handling automation. Instead, the recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect a broader and disconnected mix of emergency medical devices and clinical laboratory services — including EZ-IO intraosseous infusion needles and stabilizers (Williamson County EMS), Automated External Defibrillators and accessories (Cobb County School District), blood pressure cuffs compatible with LIFEPAK defibrillators (Marion County Fire Rescue), transport ventilators (Clay County Fire Rescue), and laboratory equipment maintenance contracts. These procurements diverge materially from the microplate-stacker nomenclature, suggesting either misclassification at the source or a systematic tagging misalignment that renders the code's formal definition unreliable as a guide to actual purchasing patterns.

The issuing bodies are predominantly county governments and county fire rescue departments in Florida, plus one Georgia state university and one Texas school district. Activity clusters in Florida (Williamson County, Cobb County School District in Georgia, Marion County, and Clay County), with additional procurements from Texas and Georgia. Recent representative opportunities include Williamson County's sole-source purchase of EZ-IO needles and drills (due July 7, 2026, IFB), Cobb County School District's quote request for AED equipment and batteries estimated at approximately $50,000 (due July 6, 2026, RFQ), Marion County's re-solicitation for blood pressure cuffs and hoses compatible with LIFEPAK 15S defibrillators (due May 6, 2026), and Clay County's notice of intended sole-source purchase of Hamilton-T1 transport ventilators for Fire Rescue (posted March 23, 2026). No solicitations explicitly target microplate handling, automated laboratory stackers, or related processing automation.