UNSPSC 41122101: Petri plates or dishes

UNSPSC 41122101 Petri plates or dishes, Commodity, covers laboratory glassware and plasticware used in microbial culture, sample analysis, and diagnostic testing — but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show minimal direct alignment with petri-plate procurement. Instead, the record reflects heavy activity in laboratory reagents, equipment, and testing services for genomic surveillance, wastewater monitoring, forensic analysis, and public health testing. The issuing bodies span state public health laboratories (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Texas General Land Office), state transportation departments (Texas Department of Transportation), county and city governments (Palm Bay, Santa Clara County, State of California), and special-purpose environmental and forensic programs. Colorado state health agencies appear as repeat buyers, issuing five sole-source procurements between April and May 2026 for specialized reagent kits, synthesis services, and diagnostic equipment from vendors including Integrated DNA Technologies, Twist Bioscience, Ceres Nanosciences, and Standard BioTools. California and Texas round out the geographic concentration with multiple forensic laboratory supplies solicitations (RFB 26200750, 26200748, 26200641) and equipment procurements (RFB 26200738, TxDOT IFB 601320000070474).

The representative recent solicitations reveal actual procurement patterns diverging from the code's nominal scope. The Texas General Land Office's Beach Watch Program (IFB 7643-LP, due April 10, 2026, now closed) sought water sample collection and EPA-approved laboratory analysis for Enterococcus bacteria monitoring, with vendors pricing on a cost-per-sample basis and providing chain-of-custody and data-entry services — primarily a testing services contract rather than supplies. Colorado's four concurrent genomic surveillance reagent procurements (Qiagen dPCR instruments and service, Standard BioTools X9 High-Throughput Genomics System, Ceres Nanotrap Microbiome Particles, Integrated DNA Technologies oligonucleotides, and Twist Bioscience synthetic viral controls) spanned May 2026 and totaled over $10 million across five-year terms, all structured as sole-source awards to equipment and reagent manufacturers with long-term service integration. California's forensic laboratory supplies solicitations (posting dates March 23 through April 23, 2026, with April 7–8 close dates) targeted consumables for trace evidence testing, DNA analysis, microplate sealing equipment, and forensic evidence collection kits under RFB contracts 26200641, 26200738, 26200748, and 26200750. The Palm Bay, Florida ITB 19-ITB-26 for laboratory testing services (closed March 17, 2026) covered 188 line items across water, wastewater, and industrial pretreatment analyses with unit prices ranging from zero for field measurements to $425 for specialized microbial testing. The code shows no direct petri-plate competitive RFPs or purchases; instead, it clusters heavily in sole-source reagent and equipment renewals in public health genomics and wastewater surveillance, with secondary activity in forensic and environmental testing supplies across California and Texas.