UNSPSC 41116107: Chemistry quality controls or calibrators or standards

UNSPSC 41116107 Chemistry quality controls or calibrators or standards is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure laboratory testing standards, calibration materials, and quality assurance samples required to maintain analytical instrument accreditation and operational compliance. The work spans both consumable standards (reference materials, proficiency test samples, quality control reagents) and specialized analytical equipment capable of producing or measuring calibration solutions on demand. Recent solicitations show state and local laboratories acquiring disinfectant-generation systems with embedded quality-control capability, spectrometry repair and detector replacement to restore analytical capacity, and laboratory accreditation-support packages including proficiency testing matrices for pesticides, metals, solvents, and microorganisms. Issuing bodies include state departments (Florida Department of Health, State of Texas), county health and environmental agencies (Escambia County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Clara County Public Health Lab), municipal water and wastewater authorities (City of Philadelphia Water Department, City of Tampa), and special-purpose district laboratories. Single-source and sole-source procurements dominate the recent activity, reflecting the manufacturer-specific or proprietary nature of calibration standards and specialized laboratory instrumentation.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida (Escambia County, Florida Department of Health) and spans Texas, California, and Pennsylvania. Representative recent procurements include Escambia County Board of County Commissioners' RFP PD2526083 (due August 11, 2026) for purchase, installation, and maintenance of a hypochlorous acid generator capable of producing disinfectant on demand for county facilities; the City of Philadelphia Water Department's micro purchase ITB B2727377 (due June 29, 2026) for repair of a Rigaku NEX DE X-ray Fluorescence spectrometer including detector replacement; the State of Texas ITB BRUKERTITAN800SFAITB00022 (due June 11, 2026) for a Bruker TITAN 800 NMR spectrometer system; the Florida Department of Health single-source procurement SS15976 (due June 8, 2026) for quality control standards and proficiency test samples from Spex Certiprep LLC at an estimated $68,545.55; the City of Tampa RFQ 26P00172 (due February 26, 2026) for an Automated HEM SGT-HEM Extraction System for wastewater testing; and Escambia County's sole-source procurement SSC2526004 (February 25, 2026) for an EPA-listed anolyte generator producing hypochlorous acid at specified concentrations with compliance documentation and 24/7 maintenance support.