UNSPSC 41116303: Flammability tester

Flammability indicates the degree of resistance to the flame for certain material. It is stringently regulated for clothes, interior materials, construction materials and others, and there are several types of tester in accordance with the product use and test method.

UNSPSC 41116303 Flammability tester (Commodity) describes testing supplies and reagents for clinical diagnostic work, though the recent state and local opportunities under this code actually reflect sexually transmitted infection (STI) and drug-abuse screening rather than flammability assessment. State and local health departments, county correctional supervision agencies, and public health programs are the primary buyers, sourcing rapid HIV test kits, syphilis and gonorrhea reagents, drug-testing panels, and specimen-collection supplies for public health surveillance, clinical screening, and criminal-justice populations. The Illinois Department of Public Health, Collin County (Texas), Gwinnett County (Georgia), and the City of Austin are recent solicitors. Work ranges from Abbott Laboratories reagent and calibration kits for automated analyzer systems to point-of-care rapid test kits and offender drug-testing services with LC/MS/MS confirmation.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health issued an emergency procurement in May 2026 for HIV and Syphilis testing reagents from Abbott Laboratories ($38,079.50, sole-source, three-month term through May 3, 2026) and followed with a change order in September 2026 to expand Hologic NG/NT testing volume from 15,000 to 25,000 annual tests and collection kits from 15,000 to 30,000 units, increasing contract cost by $375,000 ($900,000 total revised cost over five years, response due October 13, 2026). Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department issued an RFP in September 2026 for offender specimen collection and drug testing services at two sites (approximately 25,031 annual tests, $600,000 estimated value, two-year initial term with three optional one-year renewals, response deadline July 23, 2026). The City of Austin issued competing IFBs for rapid HIV test kits (Abbott Determine kits, 375 units annually, responses due July 17 and September 3, 2026). Gwinnett County posted an RFP in September 2026 for drug-testing supplies compatible with an existing analyzer, with minimal scope detail and an October 14 response deadline.