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, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of specialized laboratory analyzers and consumables for hematology and clinical chemistry testing. The three recent solicitations show that state agencies and higher-education institutions are buying finished hemoglobin testing systems with automated sample-handling capability, custom-manufactured proficiency testing samples for quality assurance, and replacement consumables and supplies for ion-exchange chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry instruments used in pediatric blood screening and analysis. The work centers on equipment replacement at the end of useful life, ongoing supply procurement for existing analytical systems, and quality-control materials rather than new laboratory buildouts. Issuing bodies include state health departments, state health and human services commissions, and research universities; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, soliciting on behalf of both its Procurement and Contracting Services Division and the Department of State Health Services.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Wisconsin. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB (HHS0017310) on May 1, 2026, for one D-10 Hemoglobin Testing System Compact Analyzer with rack loader and power cords for the South Texas Lab in Harlingen, with bids due May 18, 2026, and an anticipated award date of May 19, 2026; historical spend for similar goods ranged from $45,050 to $80,000 in fiscal year 2025. The same Texas agency issued an earlier IFB (HHS0017071) on February 18, 2026, for 20 line items of PerkinElmer ICP-MS consumables and supplies—including probes, filters, cones, nebulizers, and solutions—with bids due March 5, 2026, at 10:30 AM Central Time and historical spend guidance of $20,000 to $30,000. The University of Wisconsin-Madison posted an RFB (2026-UWMSN-01287-RFB) on April 3, 2026, for custom-made Hematology/Whole Blood Chemistry Proficiency Testing Samples, with bids due May 5, 2026, through the ShopUW+ portal. All three solicitations are open competitive procurements with no set-aside designations; evaluation favors best value over lowest price.