UNSPSC 41116104: Chemistry test kits or supplies

UNSPSC 41116104 Chemistry test kits or supplies, a Commodity code, covers diagnostic and analytical reagent kits used by state and local forensic, public health, and laboratory agencies for substance and disease detection. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing Direct ELISA immunalysis reagent kits for drug screening, West Nile and dengue virus test kits, DNA screening kits, and certified drug reference standards for forensic toxicology and seized-drug analysis. The issuing bodies are predominantly state public safety, health, and criminal justice departments, alongside county forensic laboratories and regional public health authorities. Work includes procurement of pre-manufactured test kits with certificates of analysis, reagent supplies to support laboratory accreditation standards, and consumable materials required for analytical method validation and forensic case analysis.

Recent activity spans Texas, Florida, and Illinois. The Texas Department of Public Safety issued IFB 405-26R0008445A on July 9, 2026, for Direct ELISA cannabinoid, opioid, and amphetamine testing kits with a July 23, 2026 response deadline. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (on behalf of the Department of State Health Services) conducted a competitive IFB for QIAxcel and QIAamp DNA screening kits with a January 29, 2026 response date and historical contract value between $25,050 and $30,000. Pinellas County, Florida, in partnership with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, issued Invitation to Quote 26-0305-ITQ on April 23, 2026, for 131 line items of certified drug reference standards to support forensic laboratory operations, with Pinellas County Small Business Enterprise preference applied. The Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories, posted a single-source procurement (SS14907) on January 21, 2026, for Agilent maintenance, service agreements, and laboratory supplies—including chemistry test kits—valued at $850,000 over three years. Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation posted a joint purchase notice on May 4, 2026, for RAMP West Nile Virus and Dengue test kits through sole-source procurement to ADAPCO, LLC. Competitive and sole-source methodologies both appear; HUB subcontracting plans and small-business preferences are common.