UNSPSC 41122405: Laboratory forceps

UNSPSC 41122405 Laboratory forceps is a Commodity code that encompasses handheld surgical and medical forceps used in clinical, laboratory, and field settings, including tick pullers and specialized extraction instruments for diagnostic or treatment purposes. State and local governments procure these tools primarily through health departments, public hospitals, county medical centers, and municipal public health agencies for use in clinical care, disease surveillance, and emergency response. The category includes both standard surgical forceps and purpose-specific variants such as tick extraction devices paired with identification materials for vector-borne disease management and prevention.

The recent solicitation activity under this code centers on California and Pennsylvania, with the San Mateo County Medical Center (SMMC) issuing an RFP for Surgical Power equipment replacement on May 7, 2026, with a proposal deadline of May 28, 2026, and the City of Philadelphia posting a micro-purchase IFB for tick pullers plus identification cards on August 26, 2026, with bids due September 2, 2026, under a $41,000 annual contract subject to CPI-U adjustment. A third opportunity, Sourcewell RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment posted May 12, 2026, with responses due June 16, 2026, represents a multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicle through Minnesota but does not align materially with the laboratory forceps scope and appears to reflect miscoding at the posting source. The issuing bodies in relevant opportunities are municipal health and hospital procurement offices serving general populations without specific set-aside or preference designations beyond San Mateo County's local business ordinance providing five to eight percent scoring preference for qualifying vendors.