UNSPSC 41122112: Cell culture glass capillary tube

Porous glass capillary tubes able to contain ultra micro volumes of cell culture suspensions for growth, seeding, in vivo microscopic imaging, and/or microinjection into living cells

UNSPSC 41122112 Cell culture glass capillary tube (Commodity) describes consumable glass tubing and associated analytical instrumentation accessories purchased by state health and environmental agencies for laboratory operations, particularly water quality testing, wastewater surveillance, and pathogenic detection. The code sees activity primarily from state departments of health, environment, and transportation, along with municipal water and laboratory services divisions. Recent solicitations span laboratory reagents, testing equipment parts, and analytical consumables required for EPA-approved water analysis methods and microbiological surveillance — roles that often blur commodity boundaries with broader lab-supplies frameworks.

Recent opportunities cluster in Texas, Colorado, and California, with activity driven by drinking water compliance testing, wastewater pathogen surveillance, and genomics operations. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) posted IFB HHS0018026 on September 24, 2026, seeking standards, consumables, and instrument parts for organic chemistry analysis of drinking water samples, with bids due October 9, 2026 and an estimated historical value of $50,000 to $75,000. The City of Arlington, Texas issued an annual requirements contract (Solicitation 270018) on August 19, 2026, for laboratory supplies and chemicals to serve the city's Laboratory Services, water treatment plants, and Water Resources Division, with responses due September 17, 2026. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment conducted multiple sole-source procurements in May 2026 for specialized laboratory reagents and service agreements — including Qiagen wastewater surveillance reagents ($3.14 million estimated value through December 2028), Standard BioTools genomics reagents and equipment ($2.3 million plus $1 million for reagents through December 2028), Ceres Nanosciences microbiome reagents ($3.5 million through June 2029), and Twist Bioscience synthetic viral controls ($2.3 million through May 2030) — all supporting CDC-funded surveillance programs. The Texas General Land Office issued IFB 7643-LP on June 1, 2026, for water sample collection and laboratory analysis under the Texas Beach Watch Program across Brazoria, Matagorda, and Harris counties, with an April 10, 2026 deadline and a VetHUB subcontracting requirement for awards exceeding $100,000.