UNSPSC 41122809: Petri dish racks

UNSPSC 41122809 Petri dish racks, a Commodity code, encompasses laboratory consumables and equipment accessories that state and local governments procure for water quality testing, environmental surveillance, and clinical laboratory operations. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying not petri dish racks specifically but a broader range of laboratory supplies, reagents, consumables, and analytical equipment—including sample collection containers, vacuum manifolds, sieve shakers, balance scales, reagents for viral and microbial testing, and analytical instrumentation. The issuing bodies span state health and environmental agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Mississippi state government), state transportation departments (Texas Department of Transportation), cities (City of Arlington, Texas), and special-purpose authorities (Texas General Land Office). The code sees activity across multiple jurisdictions but with particular concentration in Texas and Colorado, where environmental monitoring and laboratory operations drive recurring demand for consumables and equipment.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0018026 on September 24, 2026, requesting standards, consumables, and instrument parts—including GC columns, septa, liners, UHPLC columns, protective gloves, industrial wipes, detector components, and related lab components—for drinking water sample analysis, with bids due October 9, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. Central Time; the historical monetary value for fiscal year 2026 was between $50,000 and $75,000. City of Arlington, Texas issued an annual requirements contract (IFB 270018) posted August 19, 2026 for laboratory supplies and chemicals to support the city's Laboratory Services, two water treatment plants, and Water Resources Services Division, with bids due September 17, 2026. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment conducted multiple sole-source procurements in May 2026 for specialized reagents and instrumentation—including Qiagen wastewater surveillance reagents and service (estimated value $3.14 million), Standard BioTools genomics systems and reagents ($2.3 million plus $1 million in reagent costs), Ceres Nanosciences microbiome particles ($3.5 million), and Twist Bioscience synthetic viral assay controls ($2.3 million)—all supporting CDC-funded surveillance programs. Texas General Land Office issued IFB 7643-LP in June 2026 for water sample collection and analysis services under the Texas Beach Watch Program across three counties, with approximately 1,421 samples annually and a VetHUB subcontracting requirement for awards of $100,000 or more.