UNSPSC 41131513: Automated sedimentation rate device

In this classification, an automated sedimentation rate device is an instrument that measures automatically the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in whole blood. Because an increased sedimentation rate indicates tissue damage or inflammation, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate device is useful in monitoring treatment of a disease. US FDA regulates Automated sedimentation rate device under 21 CFR 864.5800 and under FDA product code GKB.

UNSPSC 41131513 Automated sedimentation rate device is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure laboratory diagnostic equipment and consumables for hematology, blood chemistry, and clinical analysis — specifically ion-exchange HPLC systems, hemoglobin testing analyzers, proficiency testing samples, and instrument consumables such as probes, filters, nebulizers, and reagent solutions. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services) and higher-education institutions (University of Wisconsin-Madison); no school districts, counties, cities, or transit authorities appear in the recent record. The scope of work spans both capital equipment replacement (multi-component analyzer systems with rack loaders for automated sample processing) and consumable supply contracts (ICP-MS instrument supplies for pediatric blood lead screening, and proficiency testing samples for laboratory quality assurance).

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Wisconsin. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued two open IFBs in the past four months: HHS0017310 (posted May 1, 2026, response deadline May 18, 2026, 10:30 AM Central Time) for a D-10 Hemoglobin Testing System with Rack Loader to replace equipment at the South Texas Lab in Harlingen, with historical spend guidance of $45,050 to $80,000 for similar goods in fiscal year 2025, and HHS0017071 (posted February 18, 2026, response deadline March 5, 2026) for PerkinElmer ICP-MS consumables and supplies for blood lead analysis across multiple line items, with historical spend guidance of $20,000 to $30,000. The University of Wisconsin-Madison issued RFB 2026-UWMSN-01287-RFB (posted April 3, 2026, response deadline April 21, 2026) for custom-made Hematology/Whole Blood Chemistry Proficiency Testing Samples through the ShopUW+ portal. All three solicitations are open competitive procurements with no set-aside designations; the Texas contracts require firm fixed pricing with no substitutions permitted without prior written approval.