UNSPSC 41122409: Laboratory tools

UNSPSC 41122409 Laboratory tools is a Commodity code that in recent state and local solicitations encompasses tick pullers, identification cards, and surgical power instruments used in clinical and field settings. The issuing bodies range from municipal health departments to county medical systems to cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple jurisdictions. The City of Philadelphia procured tick pullers and identification cards as a micro purchase with a contract ceiling of $41,000 annually adjusted by CPI-U. San Mateo Medical Center, a county public hospital system in California, sought surgical power equipment to replace obsolete instruments within its facilities and clinical network. A Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP issued on behalf of participating entities in Washington state and beyond sought law enforcement equipment. The geographic spread spans the West Coast, the Mid-Atlantic, and multi-state cooperative frameworks, with recent activity concentrated in California and the Pacific Northwest alongside municipal procurement in Pennsylvania.

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Philadelphia's bid for tick pullers plus identification cards (Solicitation B2727868, IFB, due September 2, 2026, total contract amount not to exceed $41,000) and San Mateo Medical Center's RFP for surgical power equipment (Solicitation 666002526249, RFP, proposal deadline May 28, 2026, with a five-year contract term and evaluation weighted 30 points for project approach, 25 points for firm qualifications, 20 points for team qualifications, and 25 points for price; the County applied a procurement preference for local businesses ordinance awarding up to five percent additional points to local businesses and three to eight percent for small and micro businesses). San Mateo County applies its Living Wage Ordinance at $17.00 per hour minimum with annual CPI-U adjustments capped at 3.5 percent and requires California prevailing wage compliance where applicable. The Sourcewell cooperative RFP (Solicitation 061626, due June 16, 2026) established a contracting framework for law enforcement equipment serving thousands of governmental agencies, higher education institutions, school districts, nonprofits, tribal governments, and public entities across multiple states and Canada.