UNSPSC 41121800: General laboratory glassware and plasticware and supplies

UNSPSC 41121800 General laboratory glassware and plasticware and supplies, a Class code, covers the consumable implements and reagent-delivery systems that state and local laboratories buy to support regulatory testing and analysis—including beakers, flasks, pipettes, test tubes, graduated cylinders, storage containers, indicators, reagents, and sampling equipment used in water quality, wastewater, drinking water microbiology, and environmental compliance programs. State environmental laboratories, state health departments, and municipal water and wastewater utilities dominate the issuing-body mix; the Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory and the City of Palm Bay, Florida appear as repeat buyers in recent notices. The work solicited ranges from direct purchases of specialized consumables tied to specific validated test methodologies (such as Colilert and Enterolert reagents for microbial testing) to broader laboratory-services contracts that bundle analysis labor with consumable costs on a unit-price basis, where vendors must furnish all supplies as part of their pricing.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Oregon. The Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory has posted two single-source notices for IDEXX Colilert and Enterolert reagents and supplies—one amended notice (SS15284, posted March 4, 2026, response deadline March 25, 2026, estimated value $204,771.60 for a three-year term, later amended to one year) and a parallel procurement (SS15309, posted March 6, 2026, response deadline March 27, 2026, estimated value $75,000.00 for one year)—both driven by the state's accreditation to perform testing only using these specific reagents under TNI Standard Method 23rd edition. The City of Palm Bay, Florida issued Invitation to Bid 19-ITB-26 for comprehensive laboratory testing services (due March 17, 2026) across water, wastewater, groundwater, and pretreatment programs, encompassing 188 line items with unit prices for individual analyses ranging from $0 to $425; three bids were received, with contract values spanning $80,872.00 to $107,946.10 annually. The Oregon State Procurement office issued a Special Procurement Notice (S2570000017179, posted June 9, 2026, protest period closing June 16, 2026) for direct purchase of Revvity Janus consumable supplies from the manufacturer under sole-source authority, justified by validated laboratory-process requirements and unavailability through existing statewide price agreements.