UNSPSC 41116020: Virology analyzer reagent

Reagents or kits utilized for automated virology testing

UNSPSC 41116020 Virology analyzer reagent is a Commodity code covering laboratory reagents and consumables used in diagnostic testing, food and water safety assay work, and pathogen detection. State and local governments—primarily state health and environmental departments, county health agencies, and university research facilities—procure these reagents on both annual and multi-year contracts to support public health missions including wastewater surveillance, foodborne illness outbreak investigation, and waterborne pathogen monitoring. Recent solicitations show demand for reagents compatible with specific analytical platforms: Biomerieux instruments for food and water testing, Illumina sequencing systems for whole genome sequencing, Clear Dx systems for SARS-CoV-2 variant tracking, and drugs-of-abuse analyzers for forensic testing. The issuing bodies are overwhelmingly state health departments and state university health centers, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Mississippi State Department of Health appearing repeatedly as repeat buyers.

Texas dominates recent activity geographically, with the HHSC and Department of State Health Services posting five separate IFBs since late May 2026 for consumables supporting Safe Drinking Water Act compliance, wastewater respiratory pathogen surveillance, food and dairy safety testing, and culture media detection work. Mississippi State Department of Health has posted two sole-source procurements totaling $619,739.98 for Illumina and Clear Labs reagent bundles supporting whole genome sequencing of foodborne illness specimens and SARS-CoV-2 variant detection, both with May 14, 2026 objection deadlines. Gwinnett County, Georgia issued a competitive RFP (due October 14, 2026) for drug testing supplies compatible with an existing drugs of abuse analyzer, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio conducted an RFP (due June 4, 2026) for a comprehensive biotech research and clinical diagnostics catalog including reagents and equipment. The City of Philadelphia posted a micro purchase for Clean Thru Extraction Columns (due May 30, 2026) valued under $43,000. Historical contract values in Texas range from $25,000 to $90,000 annually depending on the consumable type; Mississippi's sole-source procurements are substantially larger at $226,072 to $393,667 per annual term.