UNSPSC 41116011: Microbiology analyzer reagents

UNSPSC 41116011 Microbiology analyzer reagents (Commodity) covers laboratory testing supplies and reagents that state and local governments procure for diagnostic screening, confirmation analysis, and forensic casework — specifically immunoassay reagents, culture media, stains, antimicrobial susceptibility disks, control panels, and DNA amplification kits used in clinical, public health, forensic, and substance-abuse testing programs. The issuing bodies include county departments of corrections and health services, state mental health departments, state police forensic laboratories, county public health departments, school districts, and universities. Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, Collin County Health Care Services, the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, and the Oregon State Police appear across multiple recent solicitations, indicating sustained demand from corrections, public health, and forensic agencies.

Activity spans Texas, Mississippi, Oregon, California, Georgia, and the District of Columbia. Representative recent opportunities include Collin County's RFP 2026-327 for offender specimen collection and drug testing services (responses due July 23, 2026, estimated contract value $600,000 over two years with optional renewals, covering immunoassay screening with LC/MS/MS or GC/MS confirmation across two collection sites); Collin County Health Care Services' IFB 2025-166 for laboratory services (estimated annual value approximately $70,000, processing over 200 test types with turnaround times of 24–72 hours for routine and 1–4 hours for STAT); San Bernardino County Department of Public Health's ITB DPHE26-DM-6460 for culture media, stains, reagents, and diagnostic test materials (responses due July 31, 2026, five-year pricing agreement with three- to five-day delivery); the Mississippi Department of Mental Health's sole-source notice for FDA-cleared Clozapine Test Kits (published September 16, 2026, 15-calendar-day objection window); and the Oregon State Police's sole-source notice for Promega PowerPlex Y23 forensic DNA amplification kits (estimated $250,000 over five years, protests due July 31, 2026).