UNSPSC 41122400: Laboratory implements

UNSPSC 41122400 Laboratory implements, a Class code, encompasses consumables, reagents, chemical supplies, and associated equipment that state and local forensic and environmental laboratories procure to conduct DNA analysis, PCR-based testing, water quality assessment, and microbiology testing. State and local buyers under this code include forensic crime laboratories within state law enforcement agencies and state health department environmental testing facilities. Recent solicitations reveal that the code captures single-source procurements for validated, proprietary laboratory systems and reagent supplies tied to agency-specific certifications and standardized operating procedures rather than competitive open bidding, reflecting the technical constraints imposed by accreditation requirements and equipment validation protocols.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, where the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Florida Department of Health (FDOH) have posted multiple single-source notices in the first six months of 2026. FDLE issued a Notice of Intended Single Source Purchase (SS15912) on May 11, 2026, for Qiagen implements and equipment supporting DNA analysis across Regional Operations Centers, with a June 2, 2026 response deadline and an estimated contract value of $1,850,000.00 for the one-year period. FDLE also posted SS15823 on April 29, 2026, for Life Technologies Corporation (ThermoFisher Scientific) laboratory implements, software, and maintenance services supporting PCR-based forensic analysis, with a May 20, 2026 response deadline and an estimated value of $8,000,000.00. The FDOH Environmental Laboratory posted back-to-back single-source notices for IDEXX Laboratories reagents and supplies (SS15309 on March 6, 2026, with a March 27 deadline and $75,000.00 estimated value, and SS15284 on March 4, 2026, with a March 25 deadline, amended to a one-year term with $204,771.60 estimated value). All four solicitations are statutorily mandated fifteen business day advertisements of single-source procurements under Florida Administrative Code, not competitive RFPs or RFQs.