UNSPSC 41122804: Test tube racks

UNSPSC 41122804 Test tube racks, a Commodity code, covers laboratory consumables and accessories that state and local governments procure for water quality testing, environmental analysis, and clinical laboratory operations. Recent solicitations show that this code brackets a broader family of laboratory supplies—including not only test tube racks themselves but vacuum manifolds, sieve shakers, balance scales, sample collection kits, and reagent-delivery systems—deployed across water quality monitoring, drinking water compliance, wastewater surveillance, environmental microbiology, and materials testing programs. Issuing bodies span state health and transportation departments, municipal water utilities, and public health laboratories. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) are repeat buyers, with HHSC soliciting standards and consumables for organic chemistry analysis (IFB HHS0018026, due October 9, 2026) and CDPHE conducting multiple sole-source procurements for specialized reagents and equipment used in genomic surveillance and wastewater testing. The City of Arlington, Texas also solicits laboratory supplies and chemicals for its Laboratory Services and water treatment operations (IFB 270018, due September 17, 2026). Activity reflects a mix of competitive open bidding and sole-source justifications where proprietary equipment or reagent ecosystems dominate (Qiagen, Standard BioTools, Twist Bioscience, Ceres Nanoscience).

Recent procurement concentration appears highest in Texas and Colorado. The Texas General Land Office issued an IFB for water sample collection and analysis under the Beach Watch Program (IFB 7643-LP, due April 10, 2026, now closed), and TxDOT procured laboratory equipment including sieves, balance scales, and accessories for its Corpus Christi Area Office (IFB 601320000070474, due April 24, 2026, now closed). Colorado CDPHE contracts for reagents and instruments include Qiagen wastewater surveillance reagents and service ($3.14 million, May 28, 2026 deadline, closed), Standard BioTools genomic sequencing systems ($2.3 million equipment plus $1 million reagents, May 28, 2026 deadline, closed), Ceres Nanoscience reagents ($3.5 million, May 22, 2026 deadline, closed), and Twist Bioscience synthetic viral controls ($2.3 million, May 22, 2026 deadline, closed). California issued an RFB for Agilent vacuum manifolds and trap assemblies (RFB 26200889, due May 11, 2026, closed). South Dakota posted a laboratory consumables RFB (RFBIS27200163, due September 25, 2026) with details unavailable. Mississippi issued a sole-source notice for 200 LeadSmart3 Standard Kits from EHS Lab (notice 3150006948, August 25, 2026 deadline, closed). The majority of recent opportunities have closed; the HHSC and Arlington solicitations remain active into October 2026.