UNSPSC 41116144: Virology test kits or supplies

UNSPSC 41116144 Virology test kits or supplies is a Commodity code covering molecular diagnostic consumables and reagents used by state and local health agencies and forensic laboratories for infectious disease testing. State and local governments procure these items as supplies for ongoing laboratory operations, including next-generation sequencing reagents, GeneXpert molecular testing kits and consumables, and general laboratory specimen collection materials. Issuing bodies include state health agencies, state forensic laboratories, county health departments, and county hospital systems. The work is typically solicited through competitive bids (IFB) or proposals (RFP) with contract terms of one to three years and optional renewals.

Recent activity spans Texas and the District of Columbia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services issued IFB HHS0017727 on July 24, 2026, for GeneXpert reagents and kits compatible with Cepheid systems for COVID-19, Strep A, C. difficile, and influenza testing at the Regional Clinical Laboratory at Austin State Hospital, with responses due August 18, 2026, and historical annual spending between $500,000 and $700,000. Collin County Health Care Services, Texas, posted IFB #2025-166 on August 19, 2026, for comprehensive laboratory services including consumables and specimen collection materials, with an estimated annual contract value of approximately $70,000 and a response deadline of October 2, 2025. The District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences posted solicitation DOC848245 on September 22, 2026, for next-generation sequencing consumables and reagents with a response deadline of September 28, 2026. Bidders on state of Texas procurements must submit pricing sheets, complete HHS Solicitation Affirmations, and may optionally provide a Historically Underutilized Business Subcontracting Plan.