UNSPSC 41121700: Test Tubes

UNSPSC 41121700 Test Tubes is a Class code used by state and local governments to procure laboratory reagents, consumables, and analytical services for environmental monitoring, public health surveillance, forensic analysis, and water quality testing. The work being solicited under this code spans specialized reagents for pathogen detection (viral, bacterial, and microbial genomic surveillance), trace evidence and forensic testing supplies, laboratory equipment for sample preparation and analysis, and contracted analytical testing services. Issuing bodies include state departments of public health, environmental agencies, transportation departments, county governments, municipalities, and special-purpose districts. The mix reflects both recurring demand from established public health laboratory operations and episodic procurement driven by surveillance programs and regulatory compliance requirements. Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment appears as a repeat buyer, conducting multiple sole-source procurements for genomic surveillance reagents and equipment; the Texas General Land Office, Texas Department of Transportation, California state agencies, and the City of Palm Bay, Florida also solicited under or proximate to this code in recent months.

Activity concentrates in Colorado, California, Texas, and Florida, with scattered opportunities in municipal water and wastewater treatment contexts. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas General Land Office's IFB 7643-LP for water sample collection and laboratory analysis under the Beach Watch Program (response deadline April 10, 2026, closed), requiring field sampling and EPA-approved microbiological testing with cost-per-sample pricing and a VetHUB subcontracting requirement for contracts valued at $100,000 or more; the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's sole-source procurements for Qiagen wastewater surveillance reagents and instrumentation (NPSS1FHCA20260002161, $3.14 million, May 28, 2026 response deadline) and Integrated DNA Technologies sequencing library preparation reagents for newborn screening (NPSS1FHCA20260001801, $375,000 over five years, April 16, 2026 response deadline); the City of Palm Bay's ITB 19-ITB-26 for comprehensive laboratory testing services across water and wastewater treatment facilities (188 line items, unit-price basis, closed March 17, 2026); and California's RFBs for forensic evidence collection and DNA analysis supplies (15760P, posted March 24, 2026, April 8, 2026 deadline) and trace evidence testing consumables (15760P-CHEM-65F, posted February 19, 2026, March 5, 2026 deadline), both including Certified Business Enterprise set-asides. Colorado's genomic surveillance and public health lab programs drive the highest-value activity, with contract modifications and expansions signaling sustained funding and elevated demand through 2028–2030 for reagents, instrumentation, and related analytical capacity.