UNSPSC 41121706: Culture tubes

UNSPSC 41121706 Culture tubes is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure culture tubes and related laboratory consumables primarily through reagent and equipment solicitations tied to public health surveillance, environmental monitoring, and forensic testing programs. Recent opportunities show demand concentrated in pathogen detection (Enterococcus bacteria monitoring, wastewater surveillance for viral genomes), newborn screening for genetic disorders, and forensic evidence processing. The issuing bodies span state public health laboratories (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Texas General Land Office), city and county environmental agencies (City of Palm Bay, County of Santa Clara), state transportation departments (Texas Department of Transportation), and state forensic and environmental testing divisions (California). Procurement vehicles include sole-source contracts for proprietary reagent systems, competitive IFBs and RFBs for consumables and equipment, and ITBs for ancillary laboratory supplies.

Procurement activity centers on Colorado, Texas, California, and Florida. The Texas General Land Office issued IFB 7643-LP in June 2026 for water sample collection and analysis under the Texas Beach Watch Program, requiring approximately 1,421 samples annually across 43 sampling events using EPA-approved membrane filtration and quantitative PCR methods with response due April 10, 2026. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has awarded or is procuring multiple sole-source reagent contracts through May 2026, including Qiagen dPCR instruments and reagents ($3.14 million over five years), Standard BioTools X9 High-Throughput Genomics Systems and service agreements ($2.3 million equipment plus $1 million reagents), Ceres Nanoscience Nanotrap Microbiome Particles ($3.5 million over five years), Twist Bioscience synthetic viral controls ($2.3 million over four years), and Integrated DNA Technologies reagents for newborn screening ($375,000) and wastewater surveillance ($1.7 million after modification). California issued multiple RFBs for forensic laboratory consumables, microplate sealing equipment, and DNA evidence collection supplies (postings March–April 2026). The City of Palm Bay issued ITB 19-ITB-26 for laboratory testing services across water, wastewater, and pretreatment programs with 188 line items and historical annual spending of $66,360 to $95,440, with three bids ranging from $80,872 to $107,946.