UNSPSC 41121500: Pipettes and liquid handling equipment and supplies

UNSPSC 41121500 Pipettes and liquid handling equipment and supplies, a Class code, covers calibration, repair, maintenance, and certification services for laboratory pipettes procured by state environmental and forensic agencies. State and local governments under this code buy recurring annual or multi-year calibration and recertification of single- and multi-channel pipettes to meet ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation standards, including internal and external cleaning, seal replacement, performance testing, and documentation of calibration data with pass/fail certification. Work is performed on-site at customer laboratories and distributed across multiple field locations. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state environmental protection and forensic science departments, each with centralized procurement authority for distributed facility networks.

Recent activity centers in California. The California Department of Toxic Substances Control issued IFB I-2627-04 for annual calibration, maintenance, and repair of pipettes, balances, and weight sets at its Environmental Chemistry Laboratory in Berkeley, due October 21, 2026. The California Department of Justice, Bureau of Forensic Services, issued IFB 26-0084-IFB for single and multi-channel pipette service, repair, calibration, and certification across seven BFS locations (Central Valley/Ripon, Fresno, Redding, Richmond, Riverside, Sacramento, and Santa Barbara), with bids due August 5, 2026; the contract term runs September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029, and requires ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation, NIST-traceable measurement equipment, 72-hour repair turnaround, and $1,000,000/$2,000,000 general liability insurance. SBE and MBE preferences up to five percent, and DVBE incentives up to ten percent or $100,000, apply to the DOJ opportunity.