UNSPSC 41141517: Iodide standards

In this classification, this entry connotes a standardized formulation of Iodide used to conduct Anion tests.

UNSPSC 41141517 Iodide standards (Commodity) covers laboratory reference materials and test kits used by state health departments, county forensic labs, and public safety agencies to analyze chemical compounds in drinking water, food, dairy, shellfish, controlled substances, and environmental samples. State and local governments procure these materials to support compliance testing under federal statutes including the Safe Drinking Water Act and to conduct forensic drug analysis, toxicology screening, and disease pathogen detection in accredited laboratory settings. Issuing bodies include state health departments, departments of public safety, county health and forensic laboratories, and county environmental offices. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and Texas Department of Public Safety appear as active repeat buyers. Work being solicited includes reagent kits and detector components for chromatography and immunoassay instruments, quality control test materials for microbiological confirmation (Salmonella, Listeria, E. coli), Direct ELISA testing kits for drug metabolite detection, radon measurement devices and analysis services, and certified reference materials (drug standards) with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation and purity thresholds specified. Contracts typically run one year from award with optional extensions at the procuring agency's discretion, and historical annual expenditures range from $25,000 to $75,000 per solicitation.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida, with additional engagement in Illinois and New York. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted two related IFBs: HHS0018026 for standards, consumables, and instrument parts supporting drinking water analysis (due October 9, 2026) and HHS0017881 for laboratory supplies and quality control materials for food, water, dairy, and shellfish testing (due August 26, 2026, for fiscal year 2025 spend of $25,000 to $50,000). The Texas Department of Public Safety issued IFB 405-26R0008445A for Direct ELISA reagent kits used in drug analysis (due July 23, 2026, estimated quantities 3 to 30 units per line item). Pinellas County, Florida, in partnership with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, procured 131 line items of certified drug reference standards through Invitation to Quote 26-0305-ITQ (due April 23, 2026, with $72,126.85 in federal funding through the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Program). Rockland County, New York, solicited radon testing devices and laboratory analysis services (RFP RFBRC2026044, due August 20, 2026). Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation established a joint purchase master contract for mosquito testing equipment through sole source award to ADAPCO, LLC (notice of intent posted May 4, 2026).