UNSPSC 41131514: Automated slide spinner

In this classification, an automated slide spinner is a device that prepares automatically a blood film on a microscope slide using a small amount of peripheral blood (blood circulating in one of the body's extremities, such as the arm. US FDA regulates Automated slide spinner under 21 CFR 864.5850 and under FDA product code GKJ.

UNSPSC 41131514 Automated slide spinner is a Commodity code that covers laboratory automation equipment and consumables used in public health and clinical laboratory settings, though recent state and local procurement activity under this code focuses predominantly on culture media, reagents, and hemoglobin testing systems rather than slide spinners per se. State and local buyers—primarily state health departments and their component laboratories—solicit under this code to stock ongoing public health laboratory operations with specialized media, reagents, and supporting consumables necessary for microbial culture, pathogen detection, and metabolic screening. The work involves meeting detailed technical and quality specifications including growth characteristics, sterility requirements, and performance compatibility with existing laboratory protocols. Awards are typically made on a low-bid, responsive-and-responsible basis to contracts structured on an itemized, unit-price model with potential renewal options.

Recent activity centers in California and Texas. The California Department of Public Health issued RFB-IS-27200117-1 on August 30, 2026, due September 4, 2026, for public health laboratory supplies and media, with CBE set-asides and preferences for certified small businesses, minority-owned enterprises, women-owned businesses, and disabled veteran-owned businesses. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services issued IFB HHS0017310 on May 1, 2026, due May 18, 2026, for a D-10 Hemoglobin Testing System with Rack Loader to replace end-of-life equipment at the South Texas Lab in Harlingen; the contract was to run through August 31, 2026, with a one-year extension option, and historical spending on similar goods ranged from $45,050 to $80,000 in fiscal year 2025.