UNSPSC 41122114: In situ culture harvester

Automated or robotic in situ sample surface harvester of cell cultures, providing standardization and uniformity of sampling

UNSPSC 41122114 In situ culture harvester (Commodity) spans laboratory reagents, consumables, and analytical equipment that state and local public health and environmental agencies deploy for water quality testing, wastewater surveillance, genomic sequencing, and pathogen detection. Recent state and local solicitations under this code procure synthetic viral controls, reagent kits, microbiome capture particles, genomic assay panels, laboratory standards, and consumables — including chromatography columns, septa, ion source assemblies, and protective equipment — used in compliance testing and disease surveillance workflows. The issuing bodies are principally state health and environmental departments (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of State Health Services), the Texas Department of Transportation, municipal water and laboratory services (City of Arlington), and state-level purchasing offices. Colorado's Lab Services Division and Public Health Laboratory appear as repeat buyers across multiple sole-source procurements for wastewater and genomic surveillance reagents and service agreements.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Colorado, with a smaller footprint in Mississippi and California. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's September 2026 IFB for GC columns, septa, UHPLC columns, detector components, and other analytical consumables for drinking water analysis (response due October 9, 2026, historical annual value $50,000–$75,000); the City of Arlington's August 2026 IFB for annual laboratory supplies and chemicals delivered to Laboratory Services and two water treatment plants (response due September 17, 2026); Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's May 2026 sole-source procurements for Qiagen wastewater surveillance testing reagents and service ($3.14 million estimated value, response due May 28, 2026), Standard BioTools genomic sequencing reagents and systems ($2.3 million plus $1 million for reagents, response due May 28, 2026), Ceres Nanosciences microbiome particles ($3.5 million, response due May 22, 2026), and Twist Bioscience synthetic viral assay controls and capture panels ($2.3 million over four years, response due May 22, 2026); and the Texas General Land Office's June 2026 IFB for water sample collection and analysis services under the Texas Beach Watch Program covering Brazoria, Matagorda, and Harris counties (response due April 10, 2026, cost-per-sample pricing model). Sole-source procurements dominate the recent posting mix, reflecting proprietary reagent platforms and existing laboratory infrastructure commitments, while competitive bids appear in municipal and state transportation lab equipment and consumables categories.