UNSPSC 41141700: Clinical chemistry reagents

This class includes chemical reagents employed in a clinical or laboratory setting.

UNSPSC 41141700 Clinical chemistry reagents, a Class code, encompasses next-generation sequencing consumables, solid phase extraction disks, culture media, laboratory standards, and diagnostic reagent kits that state health agencies, public health laboratories, and academic medical centers procure for pathogen detection, drinking water compliance testing, foodborne illness surveillance, and wastewater monitoring. Recent state and local solicitations show Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) issuing multiple competitive invitations for respiratory pathogen detection kits, culture media for food and water testing, extraction columns, analytical standards, and sequencing reagents; Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) conducting sole-source procurements for Clear Labs and Illumina whole genome sequencing kits; the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSA) soliciting a comprehensive biotech research and clinical diagnostics catalog through punchout e-procurement; and the State of California seeking mycobacterial reagents and certified spiking solutions. Work is driven by public health surveillance requirements, EPA drinking water compliance protocols, pathogen variant detection, and laboratory infrastructure standardization around specific sequencing platforms and analytical methodologies.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Mississippi, and California, with the Texas HHSC appearing as a dominant repeat buyer across infectious disease surveillance, wastewater testing, and drinking water analysis. Representative recent opportunities include HHSC's IFB HHS0017272 (posted June 25, 2026, due May 19, 2026) for Illumina respiratory pathogen detection kits with 96-sample capacity and AMR enrichment for wastewater surveillance; HHSC's IFB HHS0017132 (posted June 2, 2026, due June 2, 2026) for R&F culture media kits for E. coli O157:H7 and Listeria detection with historical FY2026 value of $187,340.00; MSDH's sole-source procurement for Illumina WGS kits (posted April 28, 2026, objection deadline May 14, 2026) totaling $393,667.98 for whole genome sequencing of foodborne and SARS-CoV-2 specimens; and UTHSA's RFP 745-26-P19 (posted May 7, 2026, due June 4, 2026) for multi-category biotech supplies with approximately 8,768 line items ordered in the prior contract year. HHSC's historical spend guidance for similar reagents and standards ranges from $25,050 to $90,000 per fiscal year depending on category. Sole-source designations appear where platform-specific reagents (Clear Labs, Illumina) are the only compatible products for existing laboratory infrastructure; competitive IFBs dominate when commodities such as culture media or extraction disks have multiple qualified sources. Texas state affirmation requirements are extensive, including E-Verify, cybersecurity training, human trafficking compliance, and statutory provisions on abortion funding, firearm discrimination, and Israel boycott prohibitions.