UNSPSC 41121604: Reference pipette tips

UNSPSC 41121604 Reference pipette tips, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity recently posted under this classification. The three most recent solicitations tagged to this code involve crime lab and forensic supplies (Albuquerque Police Department), comprehensive municipal laboratory testing services for water and wastewater compliance (City of Palm Bay, Florida), and a public health lab information management system replacement (Santa Clara County). None of these opportunities directly solicits reference pipette tips or consumable laboratory pipetting supplies as the primary deliverable, suggesting either systematic misclassification in the posting system or that pipette tips are incidental line items within much broader lab-services and equipment procurements.

The issuing bodies span municipal purchasing offices (Albuquerque, Palm Bay) and a county health department (Santa Clara), representing the typical spread of state and local laboratory operations. The most concrete recent opportunity is the City of Albuquerque's RFB-2026-762-POL-DV (posted April 14, 2026, due May 13, 2026) for 124 line items of crime lab supplies including evidence packaging, fingerprint collection equipment, chemical reagents, and protective equipment—a materials-and-consumables RFB in which pipette tips might appear as one component but do not define the buy. The City of Palm Bay's 19-ITB-26 (posted April 13, 2026, deadline March 17, 2026) is an Invitation to Bid for laboratory testing services, not supplies, with three bids received ranging from $80,872 to $107,946 annually. The code shows minimal relevant current activity; firms should verify actual scope alignment before pursuing opportunities posted under this classification.