UNSPSC 41116164: Test kit or probe for laboratory proficiency assessment or laboratory performance improvement tracking

Test kits for laboratory personnel provider performed proficiency assessment and laboratory performance improvement tracking probes in multidepartmental platforms

UNSPSC 41116164 Test kit or probe for laboratory proficiency assessment or laboratory performance improvement tracking (Commodity) encompasses HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis screening test kits and reagents that state and local public health departments, criminal justice agencies, and universities procure to support diagnostic testing operations. State and local buyers soliciting under this code include public health departments (Illinois Department of Public Health, Florida Department of Health), county criminal justice supervision agencies (Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department), city health programs (Austin Public Health), state corrections departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and higher education institutions (University of Houston). The work ranges from rapid point-of-care HIV antibody tests such as INSTI HIV-1/HIV-2 Antibody Tests capable of detecting infection within 60 seconds to automated high-volume laboratory screening platforms that test for multiple pathogens—HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B and C—from a single sample. Recent solicitations show demand for both single-pathogen rapid tests and integrated multi-pathogen automated assay systems, with vendors required to hold FDA approval, SAMHSA or state laboratory certification, and often CLIA accreditation for automated platforms.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Illinois, and Florida, with recent opportunities spanning Collin County (Texas), Austin (Texas), Jackson County (Illinois), Illinois statewide (Carbondale laboratory), and Florida statewide. Representative recent solicitations include Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department RFP 2026-327 for offender specimen collection and drug testing services with approximately 25,031 annual tests and an estimated contract value of $600,000 (response deadline July 23, 2026); City of Austin IFB 9100AAM1023 for rapid HIV test kits supporting the Austin Public Health Program, due July 17, 2026; Illinois Department of Public Health IFB 26482DPHOFCDIB50489 for fully automated HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B and C screening assays and instrumentation with approximately 30,500 annual tests across five years, due March 16, 2026; and Texas Department of Criminal Justice RFP 696-IG-26-P034 for forensic analysis including biological specimen testing with expert witness testimony (response deadline May 13, 2026). Pricing structures vary from per-test models with all-inclusive pricing caps and no additional surcharges (Collin County) to cost-plus-markup arrangements with warranty and maintenance requirements. State emergency procurements to Abbott Laboratories for HIV and syphilis reagents indicate supply criticality and sole-source vendor relationships when specialized proprietary instrumentation is in place.