UNSPSC 41116100: Manual test kits and quality controls and calibrators and standards

UNSPSC 41116100 Manual test kits and quality controls and calibrators and standards (Class) covers diagnostic and quality-assurance testing supplies that state and local governments procure for laboratory, clinical, occupational health, and forensic applications. Recent opportunities show state and local buyers acquiring drug-dosing calculation applications with protocol integration for EMS services, laboratory analysis services for water and wastewater testing, specimen collection kits and drug-screening supplies for corrections and occupational health programs, certified reference materials for forensic toxicology, proficiency testing samples for clinical laboratories, and specialized equipment calibration and cleaning services. The issuing bodies span state health departments, county corrections and health services departments, municipal water utilities, school districts, and regional health systems. Repeat buyers include Collin County (Community Supervision and Corrections Department, Health Care Services), the City of Santa Monica (Water Resources Division), and the Florida Department of Health.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, and California, with secondary opportunities in Connecticut, Arizona, New York, Colorado, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department issuing an RFP for offender specimen collection and drug testing services (approximately 25,031 annual tests, estimated contract value $600,000, proposals due July 23, 2026); the City of Santa Monica Water Resources Division requesting laboratory analysis services for drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and recycled water samples under ITB 4520 (bids due October 21, 2026, with ELAP, TNI, ISO, and EPA accreditation required); Pinellas County procuring 131 line items of certified drug reference standards through Invitation to Quote 26-0305-ITQ (delivery by June 1, 2026, $49,034 of federal Paul Coverdell Program funding allocated for supplies); and the Florida Department of Health Bureau of Public Health Laboratories pursuing sole-source procurement of Bio-Rad Laboratories Geenius System assays, controls, and Sickle Cell kits (estimated contract value $460,000, single-source justified on FDA approval and in-house validation for HIV-1/HIV-2 differential assay and oral fluid testing).