UNSPSC 41116117: Environmental reagents or solutions or stains

UNSPSC 41116117 Environmental reagents or solutions or stains, a Commodity code, covers laboratory testing reagents, culture media, extraction disks, and quality-control materials that state and local health departments, environmental agencies, and universities procure for drinking water safety, foodborne illness detection, infectious disease surveillance, and clinical diagnostics. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing EPA- and FDA-cleared coliform and pathogen detection reagents; culture media for E. coli O157:H7 and Listeria identification; whole genome sequencing kits and reagent bundles; solid-phase extraction disks for drinking water analysis under EPA methods; gas chromatography standards for Safe Drinking Water Act compliance; respiratory pathogen detection consumables for wastewater surveillance; and drug testing supplies compatible with specific analyzer platforms. Issuing bodies include state health departments (Texas HHSC, Mississippi State Department of Health), counties (Gwinnett County, Georgia), municipalities (City of Philadelphia), and academic health centers (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio), with repeat activity from Texas HHSC and the Mississippi State Department of Health across multiple line-item solicitations in 2026.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission acting on behalf of the Department of State Health Services has issued multiple IFBs: HHS0017881 for food, water, dairy, and shellfish lab supplies including Biomerieux-compatible kits and quality-control materials (response deadline August 26, 2026); HHS0017132 for R&F brand culture media for pathogen detection (response deadline June 2, 2026); HHS0017287 for Atlantic ReadyDisk HC-C18 solid-phase extraction disks for EPA drinking water methods (response deadline May 13, 2026); HHS0017271 for gas chromatography columns, inlet seals, and chemical standards (response deadline May 12, 2026); and HHS0017272 for Illumina Viral Surveillance Panel respiratory pathogen detection kits and library prep consumables for wastewater surveillance (response deadline May 19, 2026). The Mississippi State Department of Health posted sole-source notices for Idexx Colilert and Colisure reagents and collection devices for coliform and E. coli testing at an estimated annual cost of $338,861.98 (objection deadline August 24, 2026), Clear Labs whole genome sequencing reagent bundles totaling $226,072.00 (objection deadline May 14, 2026), and Illumina sequencing kits and reagents totaling $393,667.98 with a 5 percent public health discount through February 2027 (objection deadline May 14, 2026). Gwinnett County, Georgia issued RFP BL144-26 for drug testing supplies compatible with a drugs of abuse analyzer on annual contract (response deadline October 14, 2026). The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio posted RFP 745-26-P19 for a comprehensive biotech research, clinical diagnostics, and equipment catalog through Jaggaer eProcurement systems covering 8,768 line items annually (proposal deadline June 4, 2026). The City of Philadelphia micro-purchase B2627232 for Clean Thru Extraction Columns, valued at up to $43,000, closed May 30, 2026.