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 sees minimal direct procurement activity in state and local government contracting. The code's narrow scope — stackers or magazines for automated laboratory microplate handling systems — rarely appears as a standalone procurement line item; instead, microplate-handling equipment is typically bundled within broader laboratory analyzer or clinical diagnostic system procurements where the stacker functions as an accessory or integrated component rather than a separately solicited product. State and local opportunities in the recent record show no direct solicitations for microplate stackers. The issuing bodies active under related laboratory equipment codes (Commodity codes for analyzers, diagnostic systems, and test kits) include state health departments, county EMS and fire rescue services, city public health programs, school districts purchasing medical equipment, university procurement offices, and special-purpose cooperative purchasing vehicles like Sourcewell. Geographic activity spans multiple states including Texas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Washington, and Minnesota, though no specific concentration in any single region emerges from recent postings.

The recent state and local opportunities tagged to or closely adjacent to this code reveal that microplate-handling equipment procurement typically occurs as part of larger acquisitions for clinical laboratory infrastructure rather than as standalone contracts. The State of Illinois Department of Public Health's Clear Dx instrument service and reagent contract (posted August 26, 2026, $1,904,475.72 for two years) and Georgia State University's Metabolic Measurement System procurement (eRFQ posted April 29, 2026) exemplify bundled laboratory equipment buys where microplate handling may play a supporting role. Sourcewell's physical health products and services RFP (posted September 1, 2026, response due October 20, 2026) and law enforcement equipment cooperative vehicle (posted May 12, 2026) suggest that state and local buyers increasingly use cooperative purchasing frameworks to aggregate equipment needs across multiple jurisdictions. For firms pursuing this code, positioning microplate stackers as value-add components within broader diagnostic or laboratory system bids — rather than attempting direct sales of the stacker in isolation — typically aligns with how state and local procurement actually structures these acquisitions.