UNSPSC 41122102: Multiwell plates

UNSPSC 41122102 Multiwell plates, a Commodity code, encompasses laboratory consumables and reagents that state and local public health departments, environmental agencies, and testing facilities procure for water quality monitoring, pathogen detection, genomic analysis, and diagnostic screening. State and local governments solicit these supplies through a mix of competitive and sole-source contracts, with Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Texas General Land Office, and the City of Arlington among recent issuers. The work includes acquisition of drinking-water testing standards and components, wastewater surveillance reagents, genomic sequencing supplies, and sample collection and analysis materials to support compliance with federal environmental statutes and public health mandates.

Recent activity spans Texas, Colorado, California, South Dakota, and Mississippi. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0018026 on September 24, 2026, requesting standards, consumables, and instrument parts for drinking-water analysis across 19 line items, with bids due October 9, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. Central Time and historical fiscal-year 2026 spend between $50,000 and $75,000. The City of Arlington, Texas issued an annual requirements contract (Solicitation 270018, due September 17, 2026) for laboratory supplies and chemicals supporting its Laboratory Services, water treatment plants, and Water Resources Services Division. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has conducted multiple sole-source procurements for specialized reagents: Qiagen wastewater surveillance testing reagents and service ($3.14 million estimated total, proposals due May 28, 2026); Standard BioTools reagents and genomic sequencing systems ($2.3 million equipment and service, $1 million additional reagents, due May 28, 2026); Ceres Nanosciences wastewater microbiome particles ($3.5 million over contract term, due May 22, 2026); and Twist Bioscience synthetic viral assay controls ($2.3 million over four years, due May 22, 2026). The Texas General Land Office issued IFB 7643-LP for water sample collection and analysis services under the Beach Watch Program (due April 10, 2026), and TxDOT procured laboratory equipment and accessories in Corpus Christi (IFB 601320000070474, due April 24, 2026). A South Dakota solicitation (RFBIS27200163, due September 25, 2026) for laboratory consumables, reagents, and chemicals was posted September 10, 2026, though substantive details were unavailable. Mississippi issued a sole-source notice for 200 LeadSmart3 Standard Kits from EHS Lab (notice window closed August 25, 2026).