UNSPSC 41116123: Histology test kits or supplies

UNSPSC 41116123 Histology test kits or supplies (Commodity) encompasses laboratory consumables and reagents that state and local coroners, medical examiners, and public-health laboratories purchase to perform tissue analysis, staining, and pathological examination. Recent state and local opportunities show demand for both finished histology kits and raw supplies—embedding media, stains (hematoxylin and eosin, acid-fast bacilli, Gram stain, Wright-Giemsa, Masson's trichrome), slides, and associated reagents—procured by medical examiner offices, county health departments, and state investigation bureaus. The issuing bodies span county government (Brevard County, Florida), state agencies (State of Georgia Bureau of Investigation, State of California), and county-level forensic operations (Cook County, Illinois). Brevard County's histology laboratory services RFQ calls for a five-year contract term with detailed service standards including tissue embedding, cutting, staining, and analysis with four-working-day turnaround; Georgia's Bureau of Investigation has issued two separate eRFQs for histology services and evaluation services within a nine-day window in late April and early May 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and California. Cook County posted solicitation 245709110RR on June 18, 2026 (due July 22, 2026) for histology and toxicology supplies as a re-bid. Brevard County, Florida issued RFQ-7-26-07 on April 6, 2026 (due April 7, 2026) for histology lab services including embedded tissue analysis, staining, and postmortem examination with required College of American Pathologists accreditation and state certification. The State of Georgia, through the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, posted eRFQ 47100GBI0000203 on April 29, 2026 (due May 8, 2026) and eRFQ 47100GBI0000204 on May 12, 2026 (due May 15, 2026) for histology and histology evaluation services. The State of California issued RFB-IS-26200981 on May 19, 2026 (due June 4, 2026) with a CBE certification requirement and technical specifications governing product standards and quality. Most recent opportunities show compressed response timelines of three to nine days.