UNSPSC 41121700: Test Tubes

UNSPSC 41121700 Test Tubes is a Class code encompassing laboratory consumables and reagents that state and local governments procure for water quality testing, environmental surveillance, genomic analysis, and clinical laboratory operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing test tubes alongside related consumables including detector components, ion source assemblies, septa, liners, protective gloves, industrial wipes, and specialized reagents for PCR, dPCR, and wastewater surveillance workflows. The issuing bodies include state health and environmental departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of State Health Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment), state transportation agencies (Texas Department of Transportation), cities (City of Arlington, Texas), and state general administrative offices (Mississippi state government, California). State health and environmental laboratories are the dominant repeat buyers, with multiple concurrent procurements for reagents and instrument-specific consumables tied to drinking-water compliance, wastewater surveillance, and genomic pathogen sequencing programs.

The code sees the most recent activity in Texas and Colorado, with secondary activity in California, Mississippi, and South Dakota. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018026 for standards, consumables, and instrument parts for drinking-water analysis (response due October 9, 2026), the City of Arlington's RFQ 270018 for laboratory supplies and chemicals to support water treatment and laboratory services (response due September 17, 2026), the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's sole-source procurements for Qiagen wastewater surveillance reagents and Ceres Nanosciences microbiome particles (responses due May 28 and May 22, 2026, respectively), and the Texas General Land Office's IFB 7643-LP for water sample collection and analysis services including laboratory testing under the Texas Beach Watch Program (response due April 10, 2026). Several recent solicitations are sole-source procurements for proprietary reagents and equipment-specific consumables, reflecting workflow lock-in to specific manufacturers such as Qiagen, Standard BioTools, Twist Bioscience, and Ceres Nanosciences; competitive opportunities center on multi-vendor consumable bundles and general laboratory supplies.