UNSPSC 41121518: Aspirating pipette

Pipette that is unplugged, ungraduated and sterile, utilized for aspirating liquids by vacuum suction methodology

UNSPSC 41121518 Aspirating pipette is a Commodity code that captures laboratory pipetting equipment and consumable supplies used in life sciences, clinical, and research settings across state and local agencies. The recent opportunities posted under this code show a stark mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity: the Orange County, Florida bridge-replacement IFB (solicitation Y26742, posted June 25, 2026, due July 7, 2026) for $6,202,246.05 involves structural construction and civil engineering work wholly unrelated to laboratory aspirating pipettes, while the State of California RFB for Rainin Pipettes and Spacers (RFBIS26200929, posted May 5, 2026, due May 22, 2026) aligns with the code's scope but lacks sufficient detail to characterize the full procurement specifications, quantities, or budget from publicly available summaries.

The code shows minimal recent activity with decision-relevant clarity. The California RFB represents a legitimate aspirating-pipette procurement, but the full technical requirements and bid specifications remain inaccessible in the compressed RFB packet. The Orange County bridge project, though tagged to this code, represents a miscoded or data-entry error and carries no signal for pipette vendors. Geographic activity is concentrated in California and Florida based on these two records, though the small sample size and the presence of a clearly misaligned opportunity limit confidence in any pattern. Business development professionals should verify any opportunities tagged to this code against the actual scope of work before investing bid resources, as miscoding appears common here.